Last Wednesday, October 20, we went to the gourmet room. There we met a drink that we loved and what better space to present it to you than here? The product in question is Panocho lemon liqueur. With origin and settlement murcian. It's a liquor 100% natural, made from lemons and organic rinds. In addition, it has no additives, colorants, preservatives, no extra flavors. The International Wine & Spirits Competitions has even given it a score of 88 out of 100! Thus getting proclaimed as one of the 9 best spirits in the world. Do you want to know more about this product? Here we tell you everything.
What is it?
Liquors Panocho SL is a family business. Dedicated to the manufacture of 100% natural artisan liquors. The main raw material of the brand is the lemon. However, They also work with orange! Both citrus from the Murcian region. For the elaboration of these alcoholic beverages, freshly collected crusts are used, peeled by hand and free of residues, with spring water and sugar.
For this they follow a series of traditional recipes. Taking advantage, always, of the great wealth in Murcian quality citrus. So that do not add any type of colorants, preservatives or additives. The monitoring and its commitment to the local product means that not only its beginning is located in the Mediterranean basin. Its factory is also located there, in Molina de Segura. Where Panocho obtains about 80 thousand liters of this liquor, annually.
“Panocho is a great homage to Murcian lemon and the Huerta culture. Having the best raw material in the world, it was necessary to elaborate in our land a quality liquor, with a natural process in which crusts of freshly picked lemons, with the maximum freshness excellence ”They explain from the brand created by the renowned Murcian chefs Cayetano Gómez, Miguel Aguilar and Alberto Hernández.
Certificates
Such is the taste and the quality that the world-renowned contest International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) of London has awarded him the bronze medal. This competition has awarded the best wines and spirits for more than half a century and is held once a year. Counting in each edition with more than 400 world experts in charge of recognizing the taste of these drinks. And not only that, he also rated the Panocho liquor giving it 88 points out of a hundred. Getting so be one of the best 9 spirits in the world and only one of the 7 Spanish winners.
The success of this drink has led them to create and market two new cocktails: Fino & Verna and Panocho-Tonic. "We want the consumer to see that the quality of a product like ours has more moments than the liquor after lunch and dinner, which isu tour is broader”Assure their representatives.
Murcia and the lemons
El lemon is the most representative fruit of Murcia. Being cultivated in the southeast Mediterranean since the XNUMXth century. This is due to optimal climatic conditions that extend along the Vega del Río Segura. In the Modern Age began its process of constant increase in productions. Thus achieving more and more fame and popularity.
Already in the nineteenth century, due to the improvement of transport and communications, the murcian lemon reached the more distant markets. This great foreign reception led to a further increase in cultivation. Thus converting irrigated rainfed Murcian lands. So much so, that today, Spain is in the first place within the ranking of lemon producing countries. They produce around 961 thousand tons. What's more, Spain is also the world's leading lemon exporter.
Conclusions
About Us We have already tried Panocho liquors, both lemon and orange. So we can affirm that we agree with all the good reviews that they receive. Likewise, we see positive the emphasis and commitment they show to support national and local products.
In addition, we corroborate the importance of sharing with the rest of the cities, outside Murcia, the exquisite products of these. “We are very happy with the result because it has allowed us to confirm the good acceptance that our liquor has when it leaves the regional borders and attends such important stages as this congress ».
