The Somerset Highball
The highball is a classic cocktail gaining popularity again
35 ml Somerset Cider Brandy
75ml club soda
Apple garnish
Pour over ice in a tall thin glass, add bitters for a bit of flair
Pour over ice and stir
Somerset Mule
A take on the classic Mule
35 ml Somerset cider Brandy
75ml ginger beer
Angostura bitters
Twist of lemon
Pour over ice and stir
Classic Jack Rose
A classic originally made from Applejack.
50 ml Somerset Cider Brandy
Juice on one lemon
4 dashes of grenadine
Lemon wedge garnish
Combine with ice in a shaker, shake, strain and garnish with lemon
The Somerset Sour
A take on the Calvados sour that originally appeared in the 1892 book The Flowing Bowl.
25 ml lemon juice
10 ml sugar syrup (or try Somerset Ice Cider)
35 ml Somerset Cider Brandy
Cherry to garnish
Shake with ice, strain onto a coupe with an ice cube and garnish
Bergameister
Somerset Cider Brandy
Forced rhubarb cordial
Bergamot juice
All shaken together
Somerset Apples and Pears
By the Barrington Boar
Somerset Cider Brandy 3 year old
Pear Juice
Haselbury Gold Rum
Martini Extra Dry
Garnished with lemon
Wrecked
By the Dark Bear
Somerset Shipwreck Cider Brandy
Lemon
Honey
Cider Bus Cider
Side Cart
by The Dark Bear
Somerset Cider Brandy 10 Year old
Cointreau
Lemon
Who The Fuck Is Alice
by The Dark Bear
Somerset Cider Brandy 3 year Old
Pear shrub with cider vinegar
Lemon
Sugar
Morello Cherry in Apple Eau De Vie,
The Smoked Ginger Donkey
Smoked Eau De Vie - 25ml
Somerset Cider Brandy 5 Year Old - 25ml
Ginger Syrup - 25ml
Lapsang Souchong - 25ml
Old Fashioned Breakfast
50ml Somerset Cider Brandy 5yr old
50ml Orange marmalade
25ml Earl Grey Tea
3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Combine and serve over ice
The Savoy’s Apple Jack Rabbit
By The Savoy
45ml Somerset Cider Brandy 3yr
20ml freshly squeezed orange juice
15ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
15ml maple syrup
Combine and serve over ice
Shipwreck Myth
By Dustin Macmillan
30ml Somerset Cider Brandy
20ml pressed apple juice
10ml lemon juice
10ml sugar syrup
Top with soda water
Served in a highball glass
Cubed ice
Garnish with mint sprig
Legend Of Alchemy Hill
By Dustin MacMillan
30ml Somerset Cider Brandy
20ml Somerset Pomona
20ml Campari
Served in a rock glass
Cubed ice
Apple slice garnish
Quarante-Quatre
Quarante-Quatre (44 in French) a pleasure of Normandy
1 unpeeled washed orange
44 cloves
1 litre of Somerset Cider Brandy 3 year old
44 cubes of sugar
44 coffee beans
Stab the orange 44 times & insert a clove into each incision. Put orange and all other ingredients in a large glass container. Stir or shake over two days until the sugar is dissolved. Store for 44 days in a dark place. Strain, bottle and drink.
Burrow Hill Collins
50ml Somerset Cider Brandy
25cl of lemon juice
10cl of sugar cane syrup
80cl sparkling water
In a long drink glass filled with ice, add the Somerset Cider Brandy with lemon juice and sugar syrup. Complete with sparkling water. Garnish with a lemon slice. A refreshing cocktail ideal for summer.
Apple Brandy Old Fashioned
60ml Somerset Cider Brandy
2 dashes of bitters
1 spoon of sugar
Dissolve a teaspoon of sugar in the bitters and water
Pour the Somerset Cider Brandy, fill with ice and stir
Serve in an old fashioned glass and garnish with an orange zest (optional)
Apple Temptation
50ml Somerset Cider Brandy 3 year old
50ml orange juice
25ml lemon juice
10ml Blackcurrant Liqueur
In an old fashioned glass add the brandy and lemon juice and complete with orange juice.
For a gradient effect add blackcurrant liqueur last.
Le Bandista
By Damie Gillet
Tall glass
50 ml Somerset Cider Brandy 3 year old
10 ml Morello Cherry Liqueur
2 slices fresh ginger
½ stem of lemongrass
3 drops fresh lime juice
In a shaker, put the Somerset Cider Brandy with fresh ginger and lemongrass and muddle all. Add the Morello Cherry Liqueur, fresh apple juice and a few drops of lime juice. Shake, strain and pour.
Neige D’ete
35ml Somerset Cider Brandy 3 year old
20cl dash of Ice Cider
2 star anise
Vanilla syrup
Cranberry juice