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I now make my own by adding rosemary, chili, and other herbs to my mead! YUM! Have 2 gallons coming along nicely in the winery (AKA big cupboardI seldom drank alcohol in my teenage years and, to be honest, beer taste like soapy water. As will happen, as we mature and fall into bad companytastes change.
Now, I'm not suggesting my fellow pilgrims on Camino are “bad company” but a few have suggested, encouraged and, dare I say “dared” me to try an unfamiliar adult beverage, or two, er, more than two.
In my case it is Orujo.
My understanding is, Orujo is the equivalent of homemade hooch and can vary by color and region. Many albergues and restaurants have this ambrosia and I try as many as possible to find the “perfect” Orujo.
So, leaving some obvious non-teetotaleers aside...yes you @Robo, whom among this august group of pilgrims has come upon a beverage they heretofore either outright rejected, or hadn’t considered prior to their Camino? And, under what circumstances.
Buen “orujo anvejecido, por favor” Camino
Arn
I love red wine, but can't handle the headache that I get from even one glass. But on night #1 at the Auberge du Pelerin in SJPdP, wine was served and it was pretty clear that not participating in the toast would be bad manners. So I was drinking the wine. No problem with red wine headaches either that night or any other on the Camino, with the exception of a meal in Leon where the quantity of red wine was certainly a factor.whom among this august group of pilgrims has come upon a beverage they heretofore either outright rejected, or hadn’t considered prior to their Camino?
Not all wines are created equal. My family made red wine every fall. The air in my neighborhood fairly announced “its wine making time.” Mass produced wines often have additives that can have side effects. I've found that local wines, meant to be on table now, are less apt to result in headaches.I love red wine, but can't handle the headache that I get from even one glass. But on night #1 at the Auberge du Pelerin in SJPdP, wine was served and it was pretty clear that not participating in the toast would be bad manners. So I was drinking the wine. No problem with red wine headaches either that night or any other on the Camino, with the exception of a meal in Leon where the quantity of red wine was certainly a factor.
I agree. I imbibed a little too much one cool evening in O Cebreiro.Crema de Orujo with the creamy vanilla and toffee flavours is positively divine!
after all my years spent in Spain and on the Camino, I have never heard of it!Crema de Orujo with the creamy vanilla and toffee flavours is positively divine!
So, when do you invite us to savor your masterpiece?Oh! One more: Pedro Ximenez sherry! I didn't know even know what sherry was at the time. Apparently Pedro Ximenez comes from southern Spain and is considered to be one of the sweetest wines in the world, if not the sweetest. It is so rich and dark that it surprised me to learn that it comes from a variety of white grapes. I like a tawny port once in a while, but the Pedro Ximenez, while tasty and quite a treat, was so intense that I had not thought to buy a bottle here in the US.
But this winter I thought I'd try making Christmas puddings (think fruit cake, but much better) and tried a recipe from Nigella that called for soaking the dried fruits in Pedro Ximenez. Picked up a bottle and I let the various dried fruits soak in the sherry for almost a week. The strong raisin, plum and molasses flavors absolutely worked -- salivating just thinking about it. In fact, it was so good that I made a second batch. Pedro will be back in my Christmas puddings next winter.
This sums up my relationship with red wine prior to my 2nd Camino- the CF. I realised when I was on it I could drink the local wines along the Camino without suffering headaches.I love red wine, but can't handle the headache that I get from even one glass
I , personally, enjoy an occasional drink of local wine or beer, or an unusual local beverage when traveling....In spain, my choice would be a local wine in Spain without additives. But I really love trying all the different olive oils. I usually bring home a bottle of it!
On, one hand, I can count the amount of alcohol I might consume on any camino. I know this will not be a popular statement, but I am truely concerned when I see people walking Caminos and hiking mountains in other countries and they are drinking wine or beer while on the trails....as well as pilgrims stumbling into their bunks late at night....
I don't think it will be unpopular, either. While there can be a fair amount of joking about people's enjoyment and occasional overconsumption of Spanish wine, orujo, etc., and I have been part of social groups that are enjoying both, I don't recall any sense of peer pressure on others who declined to consume alcoholic drinks. But I do support your concern.I know this will not be a popular statement,...
Note to future pilgrims : rest assured that it is possible to walk a Camino without having to drink alcohol. No one will frown upon you when you do not drink alcohol.
Sounds wonderfulCrema de Orujo with the creamy vanilla and toffee flavours is positively divine!
I hope that you used it before 2017Love Orujo! I make my own using cheap grappa. Now in case y'all don't know this, you can walk into almost any pharmacy in Santiago (and I assume Galicia) and purchase packets of pre-mixed herbs to make Orujo de Hierbas. Every time I am in Santiago I buy about 20 packets Here is picture of my almost finished Orujo and the packet.View attachment 94753View attachment 94754rujo and the packet.
Love Orujo! I make my own using cheap grappa. Now in case y'all don't know this, you can walk into almost any pharmacy in Santiago (and I assume Galicia) and purchase packets of pre-mixed herbs to make Orujo de Hierbas. Every time I am in Santiago I buy about 20 packets Here is picture of my almost finished Orujo and the packet.View attachment 94753View attachment 94754rujo and the packet.
Never tried Orujo
Looking for some in Sydney.
This came up?
Same thing perhaps?
Seems Orujo, is a 'pomace brandy' like Grappa?
How do you make it?Can buy those herbs online.
Licor Gallego Zirall Verde
Licor de hierbas gallego zirall verde, elaborado en Allariz a partir de plantas medicinales seleccionadas cuidadosamente por sus propieddes digestivas.farmafresh.es
How do you make the drink?
That is quite green compared to Orujo that I've had in Spain.Love Orujo! I make my own using cheap grappa. Now in case y'all don't know this, you can walk into almost any pharmacy in Santiago (and I assume Galicia) and purchase packets of pre-mixed herbs to make Orujo de Hierbas. Every time I am in Santiago I buy about 20 packets Here is picture of my almost finished Orujo and the packet.View attachment 94753View attachment 94754rujo and the packet.
Down here, it's usually their own Limoncello -- though there have been a few instances where it's been their 80%-90% alcohol or so eau de vie instead.In my experience, when the owner of the establishment is enjoying your company then you may be invited to sample the home-brewed orujo
How do you make it?
Here are the directions from the site for those herbs:
Macerar las hierbas en 1 litro y medio de aguardiente durante 15 o 20 días. Disolver 1/2 kilo de azúcar en 250 ml de agua Mezclar el macerado de hierbas con el agua azucarada y filtrar
In English - Soak the herbs in one and a half liters of aguardiente for 15 to 20 days.
Dissolve 1/2 kilo of sugar in 250 ml water. Mix the alcohol and herb mixture with the sugar water and then filter.
I let mine laThat is quite green compared to Orujo that I've had in Spain.
I let mine macerare longer than suggested than suggested.That is quite green compared to Orujo that I've had in Spain.
Just needs diluting with more OrujoThat is quite green compared to Orujo that I've had in Spain.
Yes that was an old box I’ve kept. But I have about 3 bottles from that series of packets.I hope that you used it before 2017
As the ad says that the liqueur has "sensationally smooth layered flavours of vanilla, citrus and caramel" I don't think it can be orujo - that is definitely not the way I remember th ex
orujo is the spanish equivalent to Italian grappa.Never tried Orujo
Looking for some in Sydney.
This came up?
Same thing perhaps?
Seems Orujo, is a 'pomace brandy' like Grappa?
I loved the Limoncello in Italy and I'm a bit of a brandy fan as well. I enjoy sipping them in very small doses...so pleasant on the tongue.Down here, it's usually their own Limoncello -- though there have been a few instances where it's been their 80%-90% alcohol or so eau de vie instead.
Either I have been looking at the laptop too long, or you have figured out a way to make the drinks disappear! Tell me how--without my having to drink!!I was introduced to Orujo de Hierbas by some cyclists on one of my Caminos. They strode into a bar and ordered Orujo in small glasses and rinsed them down in a hurry. What on earth was that stuff? Was it another kind of yellow arrow? Before they cycled on, they offered me a glass. I have been a fan of the drink ever since!
I miss walking in Spain. I miss the taste of Orujo. @ivar could you please have little ‘tourist’ bottles in your store?
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So say we all!after all my years spent in Spain and on the Camino, I have never heard of it!
I soooo need to go back
Good idea for IvarI was introduced to Orujo de Hierbas by some cyclists on one of my Caminos. They strode into a bar and ordered Orujo in small glasses and rinsed them down in a hurry. What on earth was that stuff? Was it another kind of yellow arrow? Before they cycled on, they offered me a glass. I have been a fan of the drink ever since!
I miss walking in Spain. I miss the taste of Orujo. @ivar could you please have little ‘tourist’ bottles in your store?
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In Galicia/Spain this is called Orujo de hierbas or simply hierbas that is yellowORUJO, is an aftermeal drink, made mostly with herbs, to aid digestion,. is served in a very small glass. and you refer to it as a CHUPITO,
sometimes, depending who makes it, fruit is added. (rarely)
I do not think it is bacause of the Orujo,In Galicia/Spain this is called Orujo de hierbas or simply hierbas that is yellow
In Galicia if you visit a house in the rural, with the black coffee they always offer some drops of white orujo and also in bars there is a bottle with a cane for the same purpose.
White orujo is a very addictive drink. I have known people in Galicia with serious problems of alcoholism.
Still trying track down Orujo in Sydney with no luck.
Is this stuff close?
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