With a circulation of 5.000 copies, the Peñín del Jamón Guide It is the first in the world in the ham sector. In it, the different brands of Teruel Ham and Shoulder. Coming out for the guide and ham of Teruel. Both in the national and international market.
An interesting Peñín del Jamón Guide
This edition of Peñín Ham of Teruel Guide was born with the vocation of being the publication most consulted by professionals and amateurs in the world of ham. It has the backing of the most prestigious international Spanish wine guide and the main reference among professionals and amateurs.
Its main objective is to promote the firms and dryers of Teruel ham. Also the one of being a reference for professionals of the purchase, distribution and channel HORECA. This publication will be distributed to the latter.
A total of 36 hams from Teruel and 13 shoulders from Teruel represent 97% of the dryers registered in the CRDOP. They appear in the Peñín Ham of Teruel Guide. A participation described as "a complete success", by the president and director of the Regulatory Council, Ricardo Mosteo.
Points evaluation system
All these products are evaluated with a scoring system. A range that goes from a maximum of 100 points to a minimum of 50 points. The hams and shoulders PDO Teruel that are on the scale of 95 to 100 points are considered exceptional. If they have 90 to 94, excellent; from 85 to 89, very good; from 80 to 84, good; 70 to 79, correct. In the case of 60 to 69, they are considered not recommended and 50 to 59, defective.
A team of expert tasters of Peñín guide of the Ham was last May in the city of Teruel tasting and evaluating the products. Those that make up the first ham manual in the world of these characteristics.
The note that appears on the Guide It is the result of a meticulous and exhaustive examination of the parts. Flavor, texture, aroma, infiltrated fat, both internal and external appearance ...
This difficult task has been carried out by Carlos González (director of Guía Peñín), Javier Luengo (editorial manager) and Alberto Ruffini. They are responsible for the tasting of more than 10.000 wines per year, as well as food products.
Information on each company and brand of Jamón de Teruel
Every brand and company of Teruel ham account in the Guide with a space. In addition to the product score, the most relevant information about it appears. For example, location and address, contact telephone number, website, mail, a description of the company, etc.
In this section, also translated into English, the most interesting information for the dryer and brand. This, illustrated with photographs of its facilities and product.
Likewise, the Peñín Ham of Teruel Guide also includes a section with Ruta 10 to know the province. With visits to the most emblematic places of each region. A map in which the location and location of each of the PDO dryers and the possibility of visiting them.
