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"The art of distilling has been revived in the orchards of Somerset..." News VE Day! For PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status news please click here... On Apple Day , October 22nd 2011, we commemorated Somerset’s historic victory in Brussels with the release of a Damien Hirst designed label and box for the 20 Year Old Somerset Cider Brandy. The four year battle in Brussels ending with our victory and the approving of the words Somerset Cider Brandy, against vigorous objections from the Spanish, Italians and Scots and the granting of a PGI, (legal EU protection for the spirit’s geographic origins and an Appellation Controle) is in our view about as good as it gets and the Hirst box and label will be something to remind us of this for years to come. Sorry... Sold Out Bearing the fruit of a free-spirited belief THINK apple and it is likely you'll conjure images of the iPhone, iPod and iTunes. The revolutionary creations of Steve Jobs undoubtedly broke the boundaries of design, manufacturing and user interaction thanks to his rebellious and Zen-like approach. It is therefore something of a sweet irony that, nestled on the edge of the Somerset Levels, is a company steeped in the traditions of cider production with a similar Bohemian approach. Spearheaded by a man named Julian Temperley, we enter the world of the artisan cider maker. Click here to read the full article... Where is the Olympic Hill? This week, David Heath, Leader of the House of Commons fueled the debate, “where is the Olympic Hill?” that features in Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony for this year’s Olympic Games. In the local Western Gazette, he concluded that it is Burrow Hill (home of Somerset Cider Brandy and Burrow Hill Cider); “The oddly shaped hill he plans has been widely identified as Glastonbury Tor, but there’s something not quite right…The tor has the ruined tower of St Michael on the top. This has a single tree in stead. It’s clearly Burrow Hill at Stembridge – no mistaking it. And there’s even a cider orchard on the model as well!” (21st June 2012) Bath and West Triumph 2012... At the recent Royal Bath and West Show, we won the Championship for Farmhouse Cider as well as being the Reserve Champion overall. The Bath and West cider competition is the biggest on the planet with 496 entries in total. Supreme Champion 2011... Our Bottle Fermented Kingston Black was voted Supreme Champion at the 2011 Royal Bath and West Cider Show. Cider Bus The Times recently wrote an article on the Cider Bus at Glastonbury. The bus was greatly praised and was described as ‘a portal to another world’. See also: Cider bus has place among festival icons (This is Somerset) Somerset Cider Bus at Glastonbury - Facebook page dedicated to The Somerset Cider Bus 20 Year Old Somerset 20 Year Old is to be stocked by Fortnum and Mason. For the foreseeable future this will be our only retail outlet in London for this age of Cider Brandy. Awards Cider made at Burrow Hill wins the 2010 Supreme Championship at the Royal Bath and West and our Perry is judged joint best in the Hereford Cider Museum International Cider and Perry Competition BBC Radio 4 Food and Drink Programme In December 2009 the Somerset Cider Brandy Co Ltd was been awarded the 'Special Judges Award Best Food Producer 2009' by BBC Radio 4 Food and Drink Programme at an award ceremony in London attended by the great and the good of the food and drink industry, including the Prince of Wales. The judges, chaired by Raymond Blanc, said that the special award was given for the years of dedication and hard work that went into producing a ‘fanastic’ product. Somerset goes to London The Someret Cider Brandy Company Ltd. has been elected to the City guild of the Worshipful Company of Distillers, which means that Julian Temperley becomes a Freeman of the City of London. At Burrow Hill we think that this is a very important recognition for our brandy, and should be of great help with our problems in Brussels. Besides serious dinners in the City, where we can network with the great and the good of the distilling world, we can also drive our sheep across London Bridge and avoid the congestion charge! Healthier than Wine? Professor Roger Corder of London’s William Harvey Research Institute writes in his book The Wine Diet published by Sphere that he has analyzed the health giving procyanidin levels in red wines and ciders and found ‘ that traditionally made unfiltered Somerset ciders had a level of procyanidins that was higher than many wines’ . He says that these levels can only be found in the pure juice traditionally made products. Commercially made factory ciders have only 1 to 5% of the procyanidin levels of traditional Somerset cider. Napoli In January 2007 a huge container ship called the Napoli was beached off the coast of East Devon and, amongst its cargo, were containers holding some very fine barrels made with Allier oak, on their way to South Africa to be filled with wine. We acquired some of these barrels, which had been protected from the sea by Bibles in Zulu, and after we received legal guardianship from the Receiver of Wrecks we filled them with 10 year old Cider Brandy. After 6 months in the oak we bottled "Shipwreck" in 50cl bottles in time for Christmas 2007. The bottles have been hugely well received and we will bottle some more for Christmas 2008. A fun story of a superb spirit blended with a little West Country villainy, which has brought a smile to many all over the country. New Bond This year's (2007) distilling is being matured in the new bonded warehouse which has just been built on the farm. You will be able to view this live from a webcam shortly. The new bond means that our control of maturing stock will be monitored more closely and is part of our quest for quality. It will also mean that the Customs and Excise will be able to see what we are up to from their offices in Bristol.