History and atmosphere
About Sidra Canal
Sidra Canal is a family-run llagar (cider mill) in Lavandera, in rural Gijón. The family made home cider from local apples until, in 1955, Avelino Canal founded the company and began selling and distributing his cider to establishments across Asturias. Today it is run by his son, Andrés Canal.
The llagar has a capacity of more than a million litres. The apples, largely from their own harvest, are pressed in four hydraulic presses and one pneumatic press, and the cider rests in chestnut barrels and temperature-controlled steel tanks. It makes two natural ciders: the traditional one under the Canal brand, and El Santu, covered by the Sidra de Asturias Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).
Both ciders are sold in cases of twelve bottles through the company’s online shop, with courier delivery. Both have won prizes at the Nava, Villaviciosa and Gijón competitions, and in 2011 El Santu received first prize for the best traditional natural cider from the PDO Regulatory Council.
Sources: Official website, Official website – History, Official website – Llagar, Official website – Online shop, Official website – Contact, DOP Sidra de Asturias (elaboradores certificados – Sidra Canal), DOP Sidra de Asturias (directorio de lagares certificados).
Gallery
Photos of Sidra Canal
From tree to bottle
What Sidra Canal makes
Makes its own cider and sells it direct: at the cellar, in shops or online.
- Making cider since
- 1955
Quality labels
- PDO Sidra de Asturias Protected designation of origin for Asturian cider, made with apples of authorised varieties grown in Asturias. The same llagar can sell cider with and without the PDO.
What you can buy
What it offers
Services and facilities
Visits and sales
Location
How to get to Sidra Canal
Camín de Linares, 294, Lavandera, 33350 Gijón Open in Google Maps-
By car
Look up the address in your satnav. In season, cider house car parks fill up early on Saturdays.
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By bus
Some bus routes run near the area. Check the timetable before you go, especially for the way back.
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As a group
Many cider houses arrange a coach for groups: ask when you book.
