Real ciders pair really well with real food. I believe that the development and promotion of cider culture is strongly linked to the foodie and craft movement.
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ORCHARD IN THE CHURCH
An orchard to cultivate the forbidden fruit in the church itself? This is the case in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh. Not in vain Armagh is known as Orchad County or the Orchard of Ireland. Another emergent reality in the world of cider, not only from the point of view of production. There they are also developing an interesting tourist offer with visits to the cider houses and events such as Armagh Food and Cider Festival.
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I remember when I met Gabe Cook aka The Ciderologist, Elizabeth Pimblett from the Hereford Cider Museum, Andy Black from Visit Herefordshire, Sally Perks from the Welsh Perry and Cider Society, Jayne Hunt from Heritage Orchards Wales and Susanna Forbes from Little Pomona at Bilbao airport. In our way to the Basque Ciderland, somebody was joking about a fish flavored cider, or something like that.
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It’s our responsibility to preserve the environment surrounding cider culture, developing a sustainable tourism offer.
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No culture, no tourism, nothing without the product itself. Orchards, apples and… cider! So let’s review the first one. It’s a Basque cider indeed but not traditional natural cider.
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