Cider breweries

Cider breweries… Txoootx!

In Donostia you have the chance to taste the best cider directly where it’s made. A local tradition that dates back centuries and has already become a hallmark of identity.

The origin of cider breweries
What began as a private tasting session purchasers and wholesalers to choose the best ciders over time has become quite popular, to the extent that it now constitutes one of the most famous gastronomic events in the Basque Country. From the old procedure of opening the kupela with a stick (txotx) evolved into the tradition of going up to the barrel to try the cider with a cry of Txotx!

Guide des Cider brewery guide

The majority of the cider breweries are concentrated in the north-east of the province of Gipuzkoa, specifically in Astigarraga, Hernani, Urnieta and Usurbil.

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Activities
Visit the apple orchards, the farmhouses and cider presses, the manufacture areas, the cellars and, above all, accompany us in tasting natural cider just like the Basques: in the bottle following the ritual of ‘txotx’. See you there!

After the ‘txotx’ come the Sagardo Egunak (cider days)