Somerset Shipwreck Cider Brandy (50cl, 43% abv).

 In 2007, en-route to South Africa, the MSC Napoli was beached off Devon. Its cargo included new, empty Allier oak barrels destined for The Cape’s finest vineyards. Some of the shipwrecked barrels found their way to us, having been protected from the sea by being packed among bibles written in Zulu. Maturing our brandy in these barrels gives a sophisticated finish worthy of single cask bottling. We now buy new barrels from the same cooperage. The finely grained new Allier oak is what creates the distinctive smoked, oaky taste of Shipwreck.It smells fruity but with smoke and oak and toasted apples and hints of mahogany. A smoky, sophisticated and distinctively oaky finish.

‘Burrow Hill Cider 'also pioneered Somerset Cider Brandy. Over the past three decades they have done more than anyone else in Britain to develop classy drinks from homegrown apple juice.’  The Financial Times

Introducing a Landmark in Somerset Cider Brandy: The Somerset Oak Cask Release

Matured for five years in rare English oak barrels crafted from a single 19th-century tree beside the River Cam. Rich, complex, and with notes of sweet apple and blossom, this limited edition spirit is the purest expression of Somerset’s orchards and terroir, complete with a striking label by designer Sally Tuffin of Dennis Chinaworks.

70cl, 42%.

Our 20 year old Cider Brandy, presented in a limited edition decorative bottle produced by Dennis Chinaworks. 70cl, 42% abv.

The cider, apple and orchard traditions of Somerset have been legendary for generations and this 20 year old brandy represents the culmination of this knowledge.

Bottles produced by Dennis Chinaworks. Each bottle is hand-thrown and turned. Colour is spun on the leather-hard earthenware and decorated by incising and slip-trailing the designs. Further colour is added using underglazes and natural oxides, then the pots are  finished with a clear glaze. From beginning to end each pot is the work of a single decorator. Their signature joins the number, company name, date and thrower's mark on the base.

The cider, apple and orchard traditions of Somerset have been legendary for generations and this 20 year old brandy represents the culmination of this knowledge. 70cl, 42% abv.

Bottles produced by Dennis Chinaworks. Each bottle is hand-thrown and turned. Colour is spun on the leather-hard earthenware and decorated by incising and slip-trailing the designs. Further colour is added using underglazes and natural oxides, then the pots are  finished with a clear glaze. From beginning to end each pot is the work of a single decorator. Their signature joins the number, company name, date and thrower's mark on the base.