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The IG Pacharán Navarro collects sloes

With very good prospects for the campaign in this 2019, once the autumn opened, the IG Pacharan Navarro He has already begun to collect the fruit with which he later makes the star drink. Thanks to the little ones sloes that are born of some shrubbery prunus spinosa, Rosaceae family, it is possible to obtain a liqueur delicious. Then the public company INTIA is in charge of certifying the product, with its guarantee of quality and origin. In terms of sales, in the first semester they increased by 6%.

Production and sloes from IG Pacharán Navarro

This season, in the Geographical Indication expect an estimated production of up to 580.000 kilograms of sloes with small size, something perfect to make an excellent drink. In addition, this campaign there will be a greater amount of wild raw material, since last year they were collected 340.000 kilograms. The reason for this increase is in the good weather that has been this 2019 in Navarre lands.

Spring was tempered with great flowering and fruit set. There was no frost and the dry weather in May slowed the excessive thickening of the sloe. Then, in September the weather has been maintained with cool nights, something favorable for the decrease in acidity and a good maturation. With all this being positive, in the IG Pacharan Navarro they get a totally natural drink, without additives or colorants. Only sloes from the mountainous areas of the region are used, although these plants have also been cultivated to turn the Navarrese community into the largest producer the country.

Pacharán bottle / Photo: pacharannavarro.org

Starting next year 2020 the liquor will be commercialized IG Pacharan Navarro under its seal of quality. That which the state society certifies INTIA, which has its Technical Unit accredited by the ENAC and approved by the Spanish ministry. It should also be noted that currently this spirit drink occupies the first position in sales of the national market in the sector. Furthermore, after Brandy de Jerez, is the second IG in production volume.

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