Burrow Hill Cider Farm
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Burrow Hill Cider Farm is a cider
farm
in Somerset
, England
at the base of Burrow Hill overlooking the Somerset Levels
.
It has views of most of South Somerset
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
s.
In 2003 the company won the NFU Great British Food Award.
selling a variety of cider-based drinks, including Hot Spiced Cider.
Cider
Cider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...
farm
Farm
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
at the base of Burrow Hill overlooking the Somerset Levels
Somerset Levels
The Somerset Levels, or the Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly but more correctly known, is a sparsely populated coastal plain and wetland area of central Somerset, South West England, between the Quantock and Mendip Hills...
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It has views of most of South Somerset
South Somerset
South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England.The South Somerset district covers and area of ranging from the borders with Devon and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 158,000...
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
Orchard
An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive...
s.
In 2003 the company won the NFU Great British Food Award.
Cider Bus
Burrow Hill Cider has a 'Cider Bus' at the Glastonbury FestivalGlastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
selling a variety of cider-based drinks, including Hot Spiced Cider.
Somerset Cider Brandy
Somerset Cider Brandy is an apple brandy first produced by Burrow Hill in 1987. It is claimed as the first legal distilling in Somerset for 150 years when 1989 the farm received the first full cider-distilling licence ever issued by the UK's HM Customs and Excise.Further reading
- James Crowden, Cider: The Forgotten Miracle, Cyder Press Two (1999), ISBN 0-9537103-0-0 - includes the story of the early days of Somerset Cider Brandy