Burrow Hill Cider

Cidery in Martock, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1989

Contact
Pass Vale Farm, Burrow Hill, Kingsbury Episcopi, Martock, TA12 6BU, England
+44 (0)1460 240782
orders@somersetciderbrandy.com
Description
Our farm in Somerset sits among 180 acres of cider apple orchards at the base of Burrow Hill. The farm has been pressing cider for over 200 years. In 1989 we were granted the UK’s first ever full cider-distilling license. We have been distilling award winning cider into Somerset Cider Brandy ever since.

In the autumn over forty varieties of vintage cider apples such as Dabinett, Kingston Black, Stoke Red, Yarlington Mill and Harry Masters are harvested.

By the spring our pure juice traditional cider is ready to drink. To the best of our knowledge Burrow Hill Cider is the only cider to have won the annual national cider championships in Devon, Somerset and Hereford in the same year. As well as traditional farmhouse cider we make bottle-fermented ciders, a perry and an ice cider.
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danlo

7.8
danlo (13133) reviewed Ice Cider from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

50cl bottle from Burrow Hill online. Clear orangey-brown amber with a pinkish tinge, no head and aroma of juicy apple, apple pie, spice, woody oak. Taste is sweet, sugar syrup, fruity apple, apple pie, woody, booze and drying tannins. Syrupy mouthfeel, full bodied, low carbonation, dry tart & tangy tannic finish. Very drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2015 at 16:06

danlo

6.2
danlo (13133) reviewed Farm Pressed Perry - Sparkling Medium/Dry (Bottle) from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Burrow Hill online. Pale yellow colour, short-lived thin white foam head and fruity pear aroma with oak & funk. Flavour is sweetish juicy pear, pear skins, tart fruity, apple, caramel, earthy, some oak, funk and light tannins. Thin mouthfeel, light bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry lightly tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2015 at 13:08

danlo

7
danlo (13133) reviewed Bus Cider - Medium Dry (Bottle) from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Burrow Hill online. Orangey golden colour, thin white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of fruity apple, oak, funk. Flavour is bittersweet tangy apple, woody oak, rubber, barnyard, earthy, and drying tannins. Slick mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, very dry tart & tannic finish. Very drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2015 at 11:12

Olut

5.8
Olut (21769) reviewed Farm Pressed Somerset Cider (Sparkling) (Bottle) from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle from the Royal Glen Hotel, Sidmouth. Clear pale gold coloured. Very dry with a lingering apple flavour in the palate as well as a fizz here too. Fair aroma.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2015 at 06:00

Fergus

7.6
Fergus (31329) reviewed Ice Cider from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at Leighton’s place. 25/08/2015. Many thanks to Paul and Lorna for the Ice Cider scoop. Clear bright magnificent orange, viscous and no head. Aroma is lovely crystaline sugars, apple pie, booze, with a nice crisp apple edge. Flavour is composed of sweet crystaline sugars in the start, apple skin, hint of bark and apple wood, warming apple pie. Lovely. Palate is medium sweet, with a drying finish, lowish carbonation. Interesting.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2015 at 15:59

Scopey

7.5
Scopey (25115) reviewed Ice Cider from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at Leighton’s. It pours rich deep oily amber. The nose is rich, oily, sweet apple pie, sweet apple, light spice, pie crust, golden delicious, light plastic and white grape. The taste is rich, oily, bitter-sweet, light fruity tartness, big apple skin character, conference pear, alcohol boost, tannins and wood with a slick, warming finish. Medium - full body and oily mouth - feel. A bit drier than usual ice cider. Solid stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2015 at 13:34

Leighton

8
Leighton (34941) reviewed Ice Cider from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared in London - big thanks to Plorna. Pours glowing gold, lightly oily. Big syrupy, ripe apple aroma, some honeysuckle. Big sweet flavor, juicy, with lots of gooey apples, some honey, mellow caramel. Full bodied, lightly oily and chewy. Warming finish, sticky-sweet, with more ripe apples, subtle must, skin. Dry tannic aftertaste. Great stuff overall.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2015 at 13:29

Reubs

6.4
Reubs (35480) reviewed Dry from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample@Copenhagen Beer Festival 2015, (29/05/2015) - clear golden yellow pour no head. Aroma and taste is prominent dry apple, light acidic, crisp on the palate, apple skin, citric dry finish.

Tried on 30 Jul 2015 at 04:40

Reubs

6.1
Reubs (35480) reviewed Medium (Draught) from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample@Copenhagen Beer Festival 2015, (29/05/2015) - golden yellow pour with no head. Aroma and taste is prominent sweet apple, sweet fruity, apple skin, sweet apple finish.

Tried on 30 Jul 2015 at 04:39

Rasmus40

6
Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Medium (Draught) from Burrow Hill Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

DØE. Bag in box. Clear yellow without head. Aroma is sweet, apples and light barnyard. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 290515

Tried on 02 Jul 2015 at 14:35

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