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Malagueña Goat Route
Casabermeja
Did you know that we are the European province with more goats and the are Mallagueñan type ? Did you know that they are one the best types on the world and they are come from China, Ryssia andJapan looking fror them ? Join us and you will find out why they are son important in our territory.
This activity is found 20 minutes from Málaga and offers for one day an immersion experience in the world of one of the economical and gastronomical pillars of the province
since ancestral times; malagueñan goat. It is made up of 4 actyvities which can be carried out toguether or separate: Guided visits to The Malagueñan Goat House, cheese work
shops, cheese tasting and shepherding.
The impressive countryside of The Natural Park of Torcal in Antequera (World Patrimony of Humanity) and the Natural Park of Málaga Mountains are the surroundings of our shepherding; where a shepherd transmitts his knowledge of one of the most ancient professions which we will carry out making our own cheese; moreover we can taste the products from this amazing animal which converts us in the european province with more goats and more goat milk produce, more than 1.500 farms and 6.000 direct and indirect jobs are the numbers which reflect the importance and root of this milenary way of life.
The route includes: Guide from the hotel, Shepherding +cheese workshop or cheese tasting + Goat themed lunch .
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Galvez Wine tour
Macharavialla and Moclinejo
25 minutes from Málaga ,Macharaviaya a small white village of the Costa del Sol and half way between the mountain and the sea, of arabian roots and paths is kept the secrets of a family which came from a humble sheperd to the higest levels of the society of our illustrated king Carlos
III. Jose de Gálvez prime minister, Miguel embassador in Russia, Matias Kings delegate in New Spain (The first father of the Guatemala Land) and his son Bernardo de Gálvez , (war hero, delegate of New Spain after his father´s death and nowadays honory citizen of USA ), constructed the pillars of our actual society . Such important facts like the independence of USA, the administrative organization of all central América from California or Luisiana, to Mexico and Guatemala, the creation of Indias Files, the opening of Málaga port to commerce with the new world ...are some of the acts which are owed to this family who disappeared like the foam in the
sea and who today we have rescued in form of union between the Spanish and American cultures The guided visit to a museum - wine cellar and wine groves, one of the most impressives in Axarquía , where the best moscatel wine of Alejandría in the world is cultivated on such dangerous steep stoney hills and where the wine collecting continues to be carried out exactly the same as in muslim times with donkeys or mules, will be another fundamental part of a commerable experience.
The route includes: Guide from the hotel, guided visit to Macharaviaya + wine grove visit and wine tasting + Lunch
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Olive Oil Tour
Casabermeja
A place lost in time, a prized olive which deeply roots into the land which gave birth to it many thousand of years ago, an accomplished promised which the phoenicians brought, roman emperors and andalusian calipsh have enjoyed; an old winery converted into an olive press which produces the best ecological oil. Plunge yourseld in the olive oil culture, we assure you it will be unforgettable.
Todays route represents one of the deepest cultures and traditions of the Andalucian rural world, it defines us from Roman time when we began to export our oil and it continues to be a Spanish identity and Andalucian especially. If you joim us today you will learn why OIL is Golden liquid in our economy , cooking and culture.Get to understand it by visiting one of the most beautiful olive press only 20 minutes from Malaga and in a nature park of such an inequal beauty.
The route includes:Guide from the hotel, guided visits to the ancient oil press + oil tasting + walk through oiive groves + millenary olives + lunch
Optional: walk through the Torcal of Antequera
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Winery Team Challenge or Paella Challenge
The Winery Team Challenge begins with an informative wine tasting session and ends with a highly entertaining and competitive Sangria Making & Marketing challenge. Participants will be split up into teams that will represent different wineries. They will create their own brand name & logo and set their tables for their final presentation which must include a song about their great new sangria. Lastly, the team with the best tasting sangria will be announced. Prizes will be awarded in the different categories; the winner of the Sangria Trivia Contest, the team with the best Marketing Campaign and the team with the best tasting Sangria. The Winery Team Challenge is a fun event that encourages creativity, cooperation, team building and bonding in order to come up with the best product and the most creative marketing campaign. Location: indoors. Duration: 1-2hs.
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Laboratorio de Sabores
Laboratorio de Sabores is a practical cooking school where students, led by a professional, prepare the food by perfecting their culinary arts. All this enjoying in a fun and relaxed environment where you can relate to people who share your same hobby.
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Wine tasting
roses, reds sparkling... The sommeliers will go there with all the necessary material to impart the desired tasting.
No minimun number of pax. Approximate time: 60-90 minutes
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Premium Olive Oil Tasting
The most important and famous tasting in Andalucia – after the wines, of course! Along with Jamón Ibérico (Iberian cured Ham) it shows the excellence of our products, and isnot as well known as it should be either at home or abroad. It is exciting to taste some of the over 400 varieties of olive which we have here in Spain, olives of different sizes,textures, colours… early and late harvests which intoxícate us with their diverse aromasand flavours, raw oils, cooking oils, differences between Extra Virgin and basic,
between Arbequina and Picual varieties etc… Essential!
Included:
Personalised tasting mat, Sommeliers in Spanish, English or French, Professional tasting glasses, Differents typos of olives, green, black, pickled 4 types of olive oil, Cheese in Olive Oil or Smoked Salmon, Bread and breadsticks, Sliced Apple
Approximate time: 45 minutes.
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Team-Building Cheese Tasting
The group divides into teams.
Each team has a table with all the necessary for the tasting, (cheeses, glasses, servillettes, breadsticks etc.).
Each team has a map of the 3 countries on the table with the regions marked and some pens. The Sommelier will give a brief intrduction of 10-15 minutes about the cheeses, (production, fermentation according to type of milk - cow, sheep, goat etc.).
He will give a short introduction to the cheeses of the mentioned regions and their qualities at the time of consumption. The tasting can focus on Spanish cheeses from particular regions or on international cheeses, (different cheeses representative of different countries).
After the explanation the teams have to taste the cheeses and guess which region or country they are from and offer reasons. The teams will be given 20 minutes for theirdeliberations.Eat, drink and be merry!
The Sommelier only gives informal advice at the tables. Afterwards the teams have to name each cheese, suggest which type of milk , country or region.
The groups’ tasting sheets will be marked, going over the cheeses one by one and the winning team will be announced.
Total time: 60 minutes
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Make Your Own Liqueur
This activity makes a profound impact on our customers since it will be they themselves who will be challenged to create their own liqueur, helped by a tour round
the geography of Spain using these examples: Orujo, Pacharán, Ratafía, etc. The activity will be led by a master distiller, who following the procedures and formulas of our ancestors, will demonstrate to our customers how it is done, though they are free to make any changes if desired. Afterwards customers will be able to enjoy a
liqueur made with their own fair hands, at least after enough maceration time has elapsed.
Includes:
Recommendations of the Master Distiller -Glass bottle of ½ litre - Profusion de Aromatic Herbs for maceration - Mixing tools, mortars, pestles, boards, etc.
Tasting notes on the most famous Aguardientes (spirits) - Wine Alcohol to use in maceration - ½ Bottle of wine per customer during the activity or spirit tasting - Guaranteed fun - and a souvenir of the event
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Masters - Tasting Class of Ham:
Serrano, Iberico Bellota
Our objetive with this tasting is to bring our customers closer to the world of Ham. The most popular product of Spain a delicatessen. Stigmated time of the activities : 45 minutos
Included :
INFORMATION : We will give you some info in your language about the Iberian ham. History, habitat, spacial diets, differences between piggys, mature, etc..
CUT THE HAM : Will show a leg areas and how to cut it. FOOD AND BEBERAGE : a plate of 100gr per persons of different types of ham Pla (serrano, ibérico, ibérico bellota). And a glass of sparkling or dry sherry to pair with this delicate food.
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Paella Contest
Cook caps and aprons are given to all the contestants so they can get dress like them. The head chef begins with an introduction; then explains the paella ingredients and how to prepare them. While he is speaking, the waiters served the cocktail, if it has been chosen, so that people can eat a little while they are working. The head chef guides them all the time but the contestants are really cooking by themselves. It is a very peculiar proposal for incentives groups since as well as being a different and
entertaining experience; people have a rice master to answer all their questions and to tell them the secrets of the real paella from Valencia. The head chef will decide which one is the best rice and finally they will give diplomas.
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