El aguardiente de Casas del Cerro Food and drink · Alcalá del Júcar, La Manchuela, Albacete Image of Alcalá del Júcar, not of the place itself. In this small outlying village of the Júcar gorge the pomace left over from the grape harvest has been distilled since long ago; the resulting aguardiente, which accompanies the homemade sweets, is among the products that identify the traditional larder of La Manchuela. después de la vendimia Photo: Superchilum (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Alcalá del Júcar