Burrow Hill Cider

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

Established in 1989

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Pass Vale Farm, Burrow Hill, Kingsbury Episcopi, Martock, TA12 6BU, England
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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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

2/7/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers! Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of semi-sweet apple, caramel, touch of apple pie, woody hints. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2021 at 06:11


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, juicy. Taste is fruity apple, some skin and core, tart with a mellow grapey note and some tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry tangy & tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried on 27 Jun 2021 at 21:51


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

25/6/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers! Pours golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is semi-sweet apple, caramel, light citrus and leathery notes. Medium plus sweetness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Slight dryness to finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2021 at 12:06


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

BIAB at The Plough, Taunton. Pours clear golden with no head. Aroma: apples, honey. Taste: fruity with notes of apples, honey, slight astringency, light tartness. Medium body, with no carbonation.

Tried on 21 Jun 2021 at 20:28


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Scrumpy bottle from Burrow Hill Cider farm. Clear gold appearance, natural apple juice aroma, oily palate, wine like acidity, clean apple fruit, grape, gooseberry, very subtle tannic fuzz. Highly drinkable scrumpy, great drinkability, no harsh notes.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2021 at 19:07


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

500ml bottle from Burrow Hill Cider Farm, shared with Soph. Clear gold appearance, apple orchard / dusty cider mill aroma. Taste is crisp, sparkling with a comforting cider barn feel, rustic, dusty with a nice tannic-lined medium dry character and good cider apple fruit shining through. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2021 at 18:28


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

A relaxing half in the blossoming orchards of Burrow Hill cider farm to break up the journey back home. Deep gold appearance, still. Natural light bodied fruitiness with a tight astringency, good dry finish, some woody moments. Bringing back memories of Glastonbury '99 and '00 looking at the cider bus parked up!

Tried on 03 May 2021 at 16:38


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

A relaxing half to break up the journey home, enjoyed in the newly blossoming orchards at Burrow Hill cider farm. Pours a deep gold, still, with pleasant medium fruit on the nose. Taste presents a comforting sweetness, tight astringency with excellent scrumpy drinkability. Good stuff.

Tried on 03 May 2021 at 16:36


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a mahogany brown with a bubble white head. Aroma is huge boozy, apple, opens the nasals up. Taste is sticky sweet apple, cinnamon, bit boozy, raisin, fruity.

Tried on 07 Apr 2021 at 20:31


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

27/3/2021. Bottle shared at the lockdown is virtually over virtual beer share celebration. 11.5% abv. From Inn At Home, Newbury. Poured clear amber copper, no head. Aroma is rich apple, baked apple, toffee, raisins. Medium plus sweetness. Full bodied, syrupy texture, no carbonation. Lovely stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2021 at 13:38