Burrow Hill Cider Farm is a
cider farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used ...
in
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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England
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at the base of Burrow Hill overlooking the
Somerset Levels
The Somerset Levels are a coastal plain and wetland area of Somerset, England, running south from the Mendips to the Blackdown Hills.
The Somerset Levels have an area of about and are bisected by the Polden Hills; the areas to the south a ...
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It has views of most of
South Somerset
South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England.
The South Somerset district covers an area of ranging from the borders with Devon, Wiltshire and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approxim ...
on clear days. The cider is made in traditional vats and uses age old traditional methods of production. Every October is "Apple Day" when the apples are harvested from locally owned
orchard
An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees which are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of ...
s.
In 2003 the company won the NFU Great British Food Award.
Cider Bus
Burrow Hill Cider has a 'Cider Bus' at the
Glastonbury Festival selling a variety of cider-based drinks, including Hot Spiced Cider.
Somerset Cider Brandy
Somerset Cider Brandy is an
apple brandy
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...
that has been in written records as far back as 1678. A modern version was first produced by Burrow Hill in 1987. It reportedly became the first legal distillery in Somerset for 150 years, when, in 1989, the farm received the first full cider-distilling licence ever issued by the UK's
HM Customs and Excise
HM Customs and Excise (properly known as Her Majesty's Customs and Excise at the time of its dissolution) was a department of the British Government formed in 1909 by the merger of HM Customs and HM Excise; its primary responsibility was t ...
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''Still life, with apples''
Daily Telegraph, Oct 21, 2006
References
Further reading
* James Crowden, ''Cider: The Forgotten Miracle'', Cyder Press Two (1999), - includes the story of the early days of Somerset Cider Brandy
External links
Company website
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Somerset ciders
Brandies
Tourist attractions in Somerset