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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7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

BIAB at Station House, Durham. Golden colour, no head and horseblanket funky aroma. Taste is tangy, woody, apple, leathery, rubber, barnyard funky with drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tangy funky tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried on 01 Aug 2018 at 16:28


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Taster. Pours deep amber. Aroma is old apples, honey, nuts, prune, caramel. Body is heavy and strong, sweet and acidic, almost archetypical for a strong ice cider. A bit to much booze, yet not obscene. Intense and delicious. Yum!

Tried on 01 Jul 2018 at 15:22


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

Bottle at mikkeller 2018 queue day 2.. Mdark copper... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet heavy sweet apple fruit.. rich heavy sweet apple... Dry heavy sweet apple.. rich woody apple.. heavy sweet fruit

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2018 at 11:53


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample via SinH and fonefan, thanks. Nose is lots of apples, toffee, pear. Palate is sweet apple, honey, vanilla. Good ice cider

Tried on 04 Jun 2018 at 18:51


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Brownish. Aroma is slight mealiness some clove vanilla raisins and of course apple. A bit sour. Taste is sweet syrup with vanilla and less sourness. Nice.

Tried on 04 Jun 2018 at 18:50


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

Sample. Red chestnut to orange, pear and bitter apple skin, almond, apple cake, light almond. Pleasant.

Tried on 04 Jun 2018 at 18:47


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

Bottle, many thanks fonefan! Amber color with no head. Aroma is concentrated apples, walnuts, oxidization. Taste is gummibears, walnuts, musty apples, slight acidity. Slightly tannic. Oily mouthfeel, flat. Very tasty!

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2018 at 06:28



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Tried on 08 May 2018 at 14:22


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bag in a box The Lifeboat Margate. Clear gold colour thin white head. Very dry in mouth. Almost cider vinegar. Tannin attacks the gums. Very dry on finish. Wow that is a dry cider. Good cider apple flavour. Quite aggressive flavour. I mean it's a very very dry cider.

Tried on 07 May 2018 at 12:59