In the glass

Nose
Fresh sour-apple and green-apple skin, clean rather than oxidized, with a faint cider-house funk that says fermented fruit, not cordial.
Palate
Dry and acid-led on entry; the apple stays tart and slightly bitter-edged from the cider varieties. Body is light — you feel the missing ethanol as lift rather than as hollowness — and a soft bead shows after a proper high pour.
Finish
Short-to-medium, citrusy and clean, the sour apple trailing off without syrup. The glass wants another pour more than a linger.
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Structure

Sweetness
Bone dry
Acidity
High acidity
Body
Light body
Carbonation
Pétillant
Finish length
Medium finish

How cider-like is it?

Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.

Closer to Asturian sidra natural than to North American “nonalcoholic cider” juice bombs — the dealcoholization shows as lightness, not as fake sweetness.

The cider

Apple is the whole identity: tart, slightly bitter-edged from the cider varieties, and dry on entry rather than juice-sweet. Acid leads; sugar does not. Fresh sour-apple is the first thing in the glass, and it stays the main thing.

Lean and lively once aerated — thin without going watery, short sparkle rather than soft-drink fizz. Closer to Asturian sidra natural than to a North American nonalcoholic juice bomb: the lightness reads as lift, not fake sweetness. Well chilled; pour from height into a wide glass to wake the acid and bead. Sharp apple and acid land like sidra, not like juice. Dry, bright, light-bodied, soft bead — cider first, always. High pour, wide glass, sharp apple — the ritual still behaves like sidra.

How to drink it

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Well chilled. Pour from height into a wide glass the Asturian way to wake the acid and bead.

The bottle

Trade record, where to buy, and product facts.
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Physical evaporation of fermented Asturian sidra natural (producer); US importer De Maison Selections describes centrifuge dealcoholization with fine lees reintroduced

Where to buy

Sidra Trabanco

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Package

700 ml

$14.00 per 700 ml (Brightwood Pizza & Bottle / ANXO)

Availability

Brightwood Pizza & Bottle / ANXO; Metro Wine & Spirits

In Washington, DC

Named at Metro Wine & Spirits and Brightwood Pizza & Bottle. Sourced availability note — not live inventory.

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Product facts

Producer
Lagares de Gijón, S.L. (Sidra Trabanco), Asturias
Origin
Asturias, Spain
Base beverage
Asturian sidra natural from bitter, acidic, and acidulated apple varieties, fermented in chestnut casks
Bottle / can
700 ml

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Sources & verification

Facts checked Oct 2026 4 primary sources Method: documented Conflicts: 1 noted Show details Hide details

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Where sources disagree

Sources disagree on the following points.

  • Method: Sidra Trabanco (producer) describes dealcoholization by physical evaporation with regulated, low-invasiveness heating. De Maison Selections (US importer) describes centrifuge dealcoholization after fermentation, then reintroduction of fine lees. We print both claims; method facet stays other until one process is confirmed on a current producer technical sheet in English.

Evidence at a glance

  • Producer documented6 facts
  • Bottle verified3 facts
  • Retailer sourced3 facts
  • Unverified1 fact

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