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"The art of distilling has been revived in the orchards of Somerset..." Products Somerset Pimms Orchard Mist A refreshing summer drink with a taste of vintage apples. Serve as a Pimms and imagine yourself transported to a Somerset orchard in blossom. One bottle of ice cold Kingston Black Apple Aperitif and one and a half liters of ice cold lemonade ( Schweppes or better) A small hand full of crushed mint, some raspberries or stawberries and a wine glass of farm press bramley apple juice (Burrow Hill) Serve from a jug with ice and good luck. Brandies The Somerset distillery matures the brandy in small oak barrels in one of our two bonded warehouses at the other end of the village from Burrow Hill. In the bond, the barrels lose the 'angel share' and absorb all sorts of flavours from the oak. Our colour is natural and from the wood. Over time the brandies soften and mellow. Different oaks affect the character in different ways, so a tasting in the bond is exciting as it is always full of surprises. Sometimes we bottle a barrel as 'single cask' - see the shop. Alchemy is slightly lighter than the Ten Year Old as it is matured in a slightly different barrel mix. We bottle Somerset Royal at three years old, Somerset Five Year Old, Somerset Ten Year Old and a small amount of Somerset Alchemy at fifteen years old. We also produce a clear spirit Eau de Vie (water of life): this is the spirit straight out of the stills. For those who appreciate a good eau de vie it gets rave reviews. A number of 'specials' are also available. Our neighbour William Hebditch grows Morello cherries and we add them to eau de vie; the result is a 23% spirit with a taste of cherries and almonds, excellent with ice cream. John Leach, from the famous Leach family of potters, lives nearby and a flask of his filled with ten year old cider brandy is available. We also have a number of other different gifts - see shop. Aperitif and Digestif The Kingston Black Apple Aperitif 18% is made by blending the famed juice from the legendary Kingston Black apple with Somerset Cider Brandy. It is full of apple flavours and leaves the palate with an intriguing dry finish - a bit like a white port or a Pineau de Charentes. The Somerset Pomona 20% is a blend of apples and cider brandy aged for two years in oak. The result is exotic, smelling of apples spiked with gentian and almonds. Like a tawny port, it is an interesting accompaniment to a good cheese or an after dinner drink. Ciders Cider has been sold at Burrow Hill for at least the last 150 years. All the ciders we produce are made from pure juice pressed from fresh Somerset grown apples in the autumn. (No Chinese concentrate here). We still sell cider straight from the barrel. We also produce a slightly sparkling litre flagon and a half litre sparkling bottle which is a blend of at least 11 varieties. Some cider is made in a similar way to Champagne. We call it Bottle Fermented, and some claim the method predates Champagne. This cider is fermented in bottles and matured for up to two years. The tops of the bottles are then frozen and the yeast disgorged. The result is a very fine sparkling cider which Jilly Goolden described on BBC Food and Drink as one of the best ciders in England - "this has got muscles, this has got brawn. I think that it is gorgeous", she said. Other Things Three different apple juices: Russett, Cox and Bramley and mulling spices for 'hot spiced' cider made famous by the Glastonbury Festival. We also produce a fine cider vinegar.