El Gaitero, among the 10 best ciders in the world
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They state that French have been making “cidre” for centuries, particularly in Normandy and Brittany, and many of the British cider apple varieties originated on that side of the channel. The article mentions the strong cider making traditions in Austria, Germany and Italy, although getting a bottle in the UK isn’t particularly easy.
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In America, the drink is known as “hard cider” to distinguísh it from their non-alcoholic forms of cider. Despite the prohibition laws, which meant hard cider became an almost forgotten beverage, it is currently undergoing a revival with small producers and large booze brands all getting in on the act.
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And a more unique form of cider has its origins in Quebec. Canada, where the apples or pressed juices are allowed to freeze before beginning a slow, cold ferment. Known as ice cider, it’s a stronger, sweet drink often marketed as an alternative to dessert wine.
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It also remarks that there are few regions in Europe as cider crazy as Asturias, where the sweet and sour tang of our sidra is invigorated by pouring into the glass from a height, one mouthful at a time. Spillage is guaranteed, resulting in “streets turning into rivers of booze”.
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They eventually display a ranking with the best ciders UK suppliers have to offer:
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El Gaitero is described as a cider with a high fizz and caramel sweetness with a slight astringency at the end, an authentic Asturias “sidra” difficult to find outside of Spain, though it’s increasingly being exported.
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Cellebraráse del 2 d’avientu al 6 de xineru en 150 establecimientos asturianos
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10:00 am: Sidre nel Tardíu Llaniscu
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El Tardíu llaniscu –la seronda- tien el so mercáu el prósimu sábadu 3 d’avientu nel Poliesportivu cubiertu de Nueva. Esti añu, les actividaes entamen a les 10 de la mañana con un “Viaxe al Mundiu la Sidre”, nel que se desplicará’l procesu d’ellaboración de la sidre asturiano de forma práutica, y con un pocu suerte podrá esfrutase de sidre casero del conceyu llaniscu.
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More about Sidre nel Tardíu Llaniscu
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Races de mazana DOP Sidre d'Asturies
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Ice cider and cheese tasting
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