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Orujo is an "aguardiente" typical of Galicia. It is made by distillation of the residue, skins and seed, left after pressing grapes. In France the resulting alcohol is called "marc" in Italy "grappa".
What is special with the Orujo of Potes is the distillation in an "alquitara" instead of the classical "alambique" or still.
The Orujo has generally an alcohol content of 40% but higher concentrations of 50% are also commercialized.
Very often Orujo is produced in a variety of flavours from honey to cherry and coffee by a number of companies in and around Potes.
In November a "Fiesta del Orujo" is organized in Potes, on the town square, where specialists compete to distil the best brew using the "alquitara" and traditional methods. This is an exception to the law, as ambulant distillation is prohibited in Spain (risk of contamination by methyl alcohol).
Updated Oct 3, 2007
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