In the first activity organized by the nascent Cider Club, the tasting was guided by Manuel G. Busto and Joaquín Fernández, and offered the possibility of tasting cider from Murcia, Austria and Normandy, a real luxury that will be occasion to repeat soon with other types of cider
THE CIDER.- Although the Spanish legislation does not contemplate the existence of pear cider – internationally it is the generalized term -, the truth is that pear cider, or pear, is a traditional product in Asturias that leaves constancy Pliny the Elder (year 23 of our era) stating that it was consumed by the Asturians, and that has continued to occur until today.
Official drink of the Asturian Army of the Xunta Suprema de Asturies in 1808 its consumption has been gradually decreasing in Asturies, until a few years ago the widow of Angelón began to produce his Pear Cider that he has abandoned due to the legal obstacles in Spain.