It’s been a thrilling weekend after the announcement of the candidacy of Asturian cider as Intangible Cultural Heritage last Friday. In 2005, the first glass of an Asturian bottle of cider, which still remains open nowadays, was the dissertation topic by the historian from Llaviana Luis Benito Garcia. From his work, the Principality of Asturias…
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ASTURIAN CIDER MUSEUM: 25th ANNIVERSARY/ Museo de la Sidra de Asturias: 25º aniversario
The Cider Route is the ideal plan for learning everything about the excellent Asturian drink. You can watch the daily routine of the llagares (the places the cider is made) and the pomaradas (the apple orchards), taste the cider directly from the barrel and even learn to serve it. Many llagares and orchards are found in the famous “Cider Region”, an…
NEW ASTURIAN CIDER AWARDS/ Nuevos premios para las sidras asturianas
GLINTCAP 2021 In the 15th annual Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition, celebrated from 28th to 30th July in Michigan (USA), these were the Asturian cider awards: GOLD MEDALS:⦁ Natural Cider M. Busto, Mayador (Best in Class, Natural Cider)⦁ 1898, El Gaitero (Ice Cider)SILVER MEDALS:⦁ Pomarina Brut, El Gaitero (Heritage Cider, Dry)⦁ Spring Cider…
UNRACKED CIDERS/ Sidras sin trasegar
Unracked ciders are bottled on their lees. These are early, much cloudier and raw looking ciders, which follow the traditional cidermaking. They are usually released in May and produced as a limited edition which lasts for about three months,Today, these full-flavoured ciders have become a trend and several cider mills produce their own.Well balanced and…
CIDERAYALGA, BEST ASTURIAN BLOG FINALIST!/ Ciderayalga, finalista como Mejor Blog Asturiano!
The XXII edition of the Best Asturian Web Awards was held in May, when I was classified as Best Blog Finalist. This month, La Sidra Magazine shows an interview of mine that I would like to share with you. What led you to participate in the Best Asturian Web awards? I thought it was an…
PLAY & LEARN ABOUT CIDER/ Jugar y aprender sobre la sidra
Mayador App Mayador Cidery has recently launched an app with the aim of letting users to play and learn about Asturian cidermaking. Through this game, you can make your own natural, sparkling or alcohol-free cider and invite your friends to drink it. First, you have to hit the apple orchads to get as many apples…
MORE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR ASTURIAN CIDERS/ Más premios internacionales para las sidras asturianas
Asturian ciders keep on achieving success in international contests. Las sidras asturianas continúan cosechando éxitos en los concursos internacionales. The Swiss Cider Awards celebrated on 9th January granted two prizes to Castañon and Fonciello cidermills.Exner (Castañon) was a awarded as Best International Design; and Fonciello got a second position as Best International Still Cider. Los…
ASTURIAN CIDER ON NEUTRAL CIDER HOTEL/ La sidra asturiana en Neutral Cider Hotel
Neutral Cider Hotel is a weekly podcast where cider expert Gabe Cook (The Ciderologist), cider distributor Grant Hutchison and cider writer Martyn Goodwin-Sharman discuss on cider, keeping their audience up-to-date on the lastest news and trends happening in the cider industry. They also talk to people from the cider world, sample different ciders and make…
THE ASTURIAN CIDER BOTTLE/ La botella de sidra asturiana
We have been drinking cider for over 2,000 years, but when did the bottle of cider as we know it start to be used?Ethnographer Inaciu Hevia Llavona, author of reference about cider and traditional cidermills and awarded in 2012 with the prize Fierro Botas for his essay “La Botella de Xixon. Orígenes y desendolcu hestóricu…
HOME DELIVERY CIDER/ Sidra a domicilio
The new COVID-19 regulations do not allow us to meet at cider bars. But if you miss our traditional drink, you should know it can be delivered from Asturian cidermills straight to your door. Choose your favourite and order now! Las nuevas normas derivadas del COVID-19 no permiten que nos reunamos en sidrerías. Pero si…
POURING DEVICES/ Aparatos escanciadores
It seems obvious that they cannot replace the art of pouring as an ancient rite in Asturian cider drinking, but we must admit mechanical and manual pourers are here to stay. Parece obvio que no pueden reemplazar el arte del escanciado como rito ancestral en la forma de beber la sidra asturiana, pero debemos admitir…
CIDER CRAFT/ Artesanía sidrera
There is one thing about cider: it is not only related to drinking, but also to living. In that sense, we can find different retailers and craftsmen devoted to the creation of all kinds of cider stuff. From cider pourers and bottle openers to jewellery and miniatures. Here you can discover some of the cider-related…
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