The cider, apple and orchard traditions of Somerset have been legendary for generations and this brandy represents the culmination of this knowledge. Rich, mellow and smooth.  Aged for a minimum of 20 years in small oak barrels.

The progression in age is reflected in a fascinating development of flavour and complexity. From fresher, honeysuckle florality at 5 years old; deepening to nutty, prune-like and spicy notes as it ages to a full decade; reaching a mellow and velvety crescendo at 20 years old with baked apples, nutmeg and an exotic woody character.

Too good to mix with anything else. Drink it at room temperature and dream of Somerset orchards decades ago.

50cl, 42% abv.

“The apples are back in force, like ghosts returning to a spirit fire; concentrated, dense and warming.” Financial Times

“I must confess the product is very good, a most respectable cousin to AOC Calvados, reminding us that for a period of time, Normandy and Britain were ruled by the same kings." Christian Drouin in The Art Of Calvados 2024.

The cider, apple and orchard traditions of Somerset have been legendary for generations and this brandy represents the culmination of this knowledge. Rich, mellow and smooth.  Aged for a minimum of 20 years in small oak barrels.

The progression in age is reflected in a fascinating development of flavour and complexity. From fresher, honeysuckle florality at 5 years old; deepening to nutty, prune-like and spicy notes as it ages to a full decade; reaching a mellow and velvety crescendo at 20 years old with baked apples, nutmeg and an exotic woody character.

Too good to mix with anything else. Drink it at room temperature and dream of Somerset orchards decades ago.

50cl, 42% abv.

“The apples are back in force, like ghosts returning to a spirit fire; concentrated, dense and warming.” Financial Times

“I must confess the product is very good, a most respectable cousin to AOC Calvados, reminding us that for a period of time, Normandy and Britain were ruled by the same kings" Christian Drouin in The Art Of Calvados 2024.

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%.

A delicious delicate ready to drink cocktail made from Apples and Cherries grown in our traditional Somerset orchards and distilled and aged on our farm. 50cl, 20.5%. Drnk over ice with a squeeze of orange

Label designed by Alice Temperley

A wicker hamper with a full bottle of our Somerset ten year old Cider Brandy, The Somerset Pomona 50cl, Kingston Black Apple Aperitif 50cl, Morello Cherry Liqueur 35cl, Hix Fix cherries 10cl, Sparkling Cider 50cl and Perry 50cl.

Somerset Five Year Old Cider Brandy 70cl
The Somerset Pomona 50cl
Kingston Black Apple Aperitif 50cl
Morello Cherry Liqueur 35cl
Hix Fix cherries 10cl
Sparkling Cider 50cl
Perry 50cl