More than 1,000 people gathered to watch the Regional Cider Pouring Competition held on 13th November in Arriondas, which served to proclaim Salvador Ondó, from Tierra Astur cider bar, as Champion of Asturias 2022. The Guinean cider pourer won his fifth title and is now the one with the most championships in Asturias, after winning…
Etiqueta: Cider pouring
VILLAVICIOSA CIDER FESTIVAL 2022/ Festival de la Sidra de Villaviciosa 2022
After the restrictions imposed for two years, the XXIII edition of Villaviciosa Cider Festival was finally celebrated in its full expression on 3rd September, with the participation of the 11 local cidermakers: Buznego, Castañon, Coro, Cortina, El Gobernador, Frutos, J. Tomas, Los Gemelos, M. Busto, M. Vigon and Vallina. Después de las restricciones impuestas durante…
INTERNATIONAL ASTURIAN CIDER POURING CHALLENGES/ Retos internacionales de escanciado de sidra asturiana
There is a new cider challenge in progress. It is called the #LongPourChallenge and has been started by Bristolian cider expert Gabe Cook, The Ciderologist. It consists of pouring cider from a height, in the traditional Asturian way, and nominate some people to follow the challenge. As I see it, these games are perfect to…
DECALOGUE OF THE CIDER POURER/ Decálogo del escanciador
Pourers must observe an upright, but not rigid posture. 2. The arm which holds the bottle must be stretched up above the head. 3. The arm which holds the glass must be stretched down to the centre of the pourer’s body. 4. The bottle must be held with the index, middle and ring fingers in…
DRINKING RIGHT, POURING RIGHT/ Beber bien, escanciar bien
Asturian pouring masterclasses conducted by experts are an excellent way to learn not only about pouring, but also about drinking cider. Most of the times cider it is not well poured, nor drunk the way it should be. To pour it right, one must appreciate it. And this is achieved by learning to drink it….
THE CIDER RITUAL IN ASTURIAS/ El ritual de la sidra en Asturias
For Asturian people, cider is more than a drink. In Asturias, cider is drunk and lived. To be introduced to its rituals is easy, but it does need certain study. If you want to act like an expert, you just have to know a little basic vocabulary and follow some very simple steps. In Asturias…
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