The 1st workshop promoted by Casa do Medronho, by Marmelete, is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, as part of a practical demonstration of the process of distilling the medronho spirit. The activity starts at 10:00 am and ends around 14:00 pm.
Interested parties will be able to actively participate in the entire distillation process, as well as make various tastings of medronho, honeydew and gastronomic products of the county.
«This workshop is not theoretical, as it will not discuss studies on arbutus, but practical ones, through a familiar and informal transmission of this ancestral and traditional art of our municipality», stresses Marta Martins, president of the Junta de Parish of Marmelete.
Enrolling in this activity of the House of Medronho it costs 25 euros, but includes the medronho tasting and selected products from the Serra de Monchique. Applications must be made by calling 968702240 or by email [email protected].
A Casa do Medronho, in Marmelete (Monchique), opened in November last year and is located in a space next to the headquarters of the Parish Council. It includes a small but complete interpretive center and a traditional still, to produce the medronho brandy, according to ancestral methods.
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