The Origins of Devon Cider Brandy

A guest post by Julian Temperley from the Somerset Cider Brandy Company www.ciderbrandy.co.uk:

“I read with interest how Devon Cider Brandy is produced in Devon

and how they have permission to distill, either the second or third license

in the UK . All sounds brilliant especially the bit about the importance of

provenance. The photos of their stills look good too. The looked to me

very similar to our stills, Josephine and Fifi, normally to be found in our

distillery in Somerset.

As far as I am aware we distill all of the Devon Cider Brandy at

our distillery at Burrow Hill, Somerset. Some barrels of the spirit find

their way to Liverpool for maturing and some are still in our bond here

though not for much longer.

Sadly not a word of thanks even though we provide them with the

barrels and much else, just a series of half truths more suited to

MacDonalds or a politican. A shame on them. Sadly for them the public are

not that stupid.”

Regards,

Julian Temperley,

director Somerset Cider Brandy Co Ltd and distiller of apples for the past 20 years.”

Julian Temperley