«Cold brew» means cold beverage, usually tea or coffee, the main characteristic of this method being that it never comes into contact with hot water, as is the case with iced drinks. The process consists of infusing ground coffee or tea with water at room temperature for a prolonged period of time, preferably 24 hours,…
CIDER IN SALENOR ’22/ La sidra en Salenor ’22
One more year, cider was present at the Northern Food and Equipment Show (SALENOR) held at the Magdalena Exhibition and Conference Pavilion in Avilés, Asturias. This biennial meeting of the hotel, catering, confectionery and bakery industries, which began in 2009, was held from 21 to 23 February 2022, thus taking place in even-numbered years. Un…
CIDER EN USA/ Sidra en EEUU: Urban Farm Fermentory
Urban Farm Fermentory is a fermented beverage producer located in Portland, Maine, where kombucha, cider, beer, gruits, mead, and jun are made in an artisanal way. Eli Cayer founded UFF in 2010 with the idea of connecting the Maine community with beverages made from local ingredients to enjoy with friends and family. His most recognisable…
CIDER IN SOUTH AFRICA/ Sidra en Sudáfrica: Sxollie Craft Cider
In urban South African, Sxollie combines the English word ‘scallywag’ with the Afrikaans ‘skorrie-morrie’, which loosely translates as to hurry, to make the best of what you have and to finish with more than you started with. Sxollie Craft Cider was founded by Karol Ostaszewski and his wife Laura Clacey in 2014. At the time,…
CIDER IN CHILE/ Sidra en Chile: Sidra Tencai
Chicha and cider are different in the way they are produced, although they are made from the fermentation of apple juice. Cider, unlike chicha, is fermented in the bottle and tends to resemble the sparkling wine process in its production. Chicha y sidra son productos diferentes por su forma de elaboración, si bien proceden de…
CIDER IN NORWAY/ Sidra en Noruega: Tall Ship Craft Cider
Tall Ship Craft Cider is located in Sandefjord, at the Fjordfolk Mikrobryggeri brewery, where cider maker Abram Goldman-Armstrong draws on his extensive experience from the United States and Europe. The dry ciders are made mainly from Norwegian apples, such as Katje apples from Telemark. Without added sulphites or sugar, only genuine and natural raw materials…
CIDER IN JAPAN/ Sidra en Japón: Fukiware Cidrerie
As a sample of changes in drinking traditions in Japan, the TV programme Newsline in Depth focuses on cider craftsman Tatsuro Fuji. The video begins with the presentation of his Bar & Sidreria Eclipse in Tokyo. Fujii is an expert in ciders from all over the world, so he shows his range of domestic and…
CIDER IN ASTURIAN ART/ La sidra en el arte asturiano
Cider culture is part of the essence of Asturias. And the art related to our drink par excellence has captured this feeling in all its variants, as it illustrates fundamental aspects of Asturian society.Thus, we find artistic works that show the process of harvesting and picking apples, the making of cider and its consumption and…
ASTURIAN CIDER, WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE NOMINEE/ La sidra asturiana, nominada como Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad
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…
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…
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