{"id":51496,"date":"2026-10-11T15:37:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T19:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/?p=51496"},"modified":"2026-10-11T19:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T23:05:39","slug":"sidra-1888-tasting-notes-and-recommended-pairings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/sidra-1888-tasting-notes-and-recommended-pairings\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidra 1888: Tasting Notes and Recommended Pairings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"thebe-3617103598\" class=\"thebe-fuente-preferida-2 thebe-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thebeertimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"A\u00f1adir como fuente preferida en google\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Anadir-como-fuente-preferida-en-google-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Anadir-como-fuente-preferida-en-google-1.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Anadir-como-fuente-preferida-en-google-1-300x60.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" width=\"175\" height=\"127\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><p>Sidra 1888 is the 5% cider that S\u00e1enz Briones makes in the Alto Valle de R\u00edo Negro from red apples grown in Argentine Patagonia. Its name matches the year the company began operating, and the company has belonged to Chile&#8217;s CCU since 2010.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51429\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51429 size-full\" title=\"Sidra 1888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Botella-y-vaso-de-sidra-1888.png\" alt=\"Sidra 1888\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Botella-y-vaso-de-sidra-1888.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Botella-y-vaso-de-sidra-1888-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sidra 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>S\u00e1enz Briones also owns the Real and La Victoria ciders. The 1888 is made from 100% red apples selected and harvested in the Alto Valle de R\u00edo Negro and is naturally sweetened, and its main ingredient is the region&#8217;s Red Delicious apples.<\/p><div id=\"thebe-2673230679\" class=\"thebe-maridaje-sin-rodes thebe-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px; max-width: 320px; margin: 20px auto; text-align: center; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-45353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/71vKJFxJDRL._SL1500_-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/71vKJFxJDRL._SL1500_-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/71vKJFxJDRL._SL1500_.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; margin: 8px 0; line-height: 1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GF4CFJBL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Maridaje de cerveza y marihuana. La ciencia sensorial para el sommelier moderno<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium fasc-ico-before dashicons-cart\" style=\"background-color: #ffd100; color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GF4CFJBL\">Comprar en Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"thebe-3454729230\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9395258998211551\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9395258998211551\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"8775458773\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>General Information<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sidra 1888<br \/>\n<strong>Producer:<\/strong> S\u00e1enz Briones (CCU)<br \/>\n<strong>Origin:<\/strong> Alto Valle de R\u00edo Negro, Argentina<br \/>\n<strong>Style:<\/strong> Common Cider<br \/>\n<strong>ABV:<\/strong> 5%<br \/>\n<strong>Sweetness:<\/strong> Sweet<br \/>\n<strong>Calories:<\/strong> Not declared<br \/>\n<strong>Apples:<\/strong> Red Delicious<br \/>\n<strong>Glassware:<\/strong> Flute or balloon glass<\/p>\n<h2>Tasting Notes and Impressions<\/h2>\n<p>The 1888 is a semi-sweet, light and sparkling cider, easy and refreshing, built around sweet red apple. It is a cider for toasts and hot days rather than for a long meal at the table.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Appearance<\/h3>\n<p>Light yellow and crystal clear, with lively effervescence and a white head of low retention that dissolves a few seconds after pouring.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Aroma<\/h3>\n<p>The nose brings sweet, fresh apple, ripe red apple, over a faintly yeasty background that shows when the bottle is opened.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Flavor<\/h3>\n<p>Sweet and light from the entry, with ripe red apple in the foreground and a sweetness that leads without becoming cloying, it moves on with little acidity and the faintest astringency toward a medium-length finish, soft and still sweet.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Mouthfeel<\/h3>\n<p>Light body, sparkling, with lively carbonation that refreshes and lightens the sugar, and a barely perceptible astringency that never dries the mouth.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Overall Impression<\/h3>\n<p>The 1888 is a friendly, unpretentious cider, sweet but not cloying, that works very cold for a New Year&#8217;s toast or on a hot day, although its sweetness and simple profile do not invite opening one bottle after another. Anyone looking for the acidity and complexity of a natural cider will not find them here.<\/p>\n<div id=\"thebe-2268010496\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9395258998211551\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9395258998211551\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1179889612\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Suggested Pairings<\/h2>\n<p>Its sweetness and bubbles bring it close to holiday flavors, but it also works with savory dishes that have some fat or a touch of salt.<\/p><div id=\"thebe-901043515\" class=\"thebe-libros-amazon thebe-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px; max-width: 320px; margin: 20px auto; text-align: center; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43340 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gu\u00eda Pr\u00e1ctica Catar Cerveza Amazon\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; margin: 8px 0; line-height: 1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LddZmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Gu\u00eda pr\u00e1ctica para catar cerveza: C\u00f3mo apreciar correctamente todas las cervezas del mundo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium fasc-ico-before dashicons-cart\" style=\"background-color: #ffd100; color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LddZmQ\">Comprar en Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>1. Main Courses<\/h3>\n<p>A roast pork leg or vitel ton\u00e9, two classics of the Argentine Christmas table, find a natural partner in the 1888, because its sweetness goes with the meat and the bubbles cleanse the fat of the sauce between bites.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Cheeses<\/h3>\n<p>A soft cheese such as Argentine queso cremoso or a young brie goes well with its fruit, and a mild blue cheese creates a salty and sweet contrast that lifts the apple.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Vegetarian Dishes<\/h3>\n<p>A green leaf salad with apple, walnuts and goat cheese extends the cider&#8217;s fruity profile, and vegetable empanadas with a touch of cumin gain freshness from its bubbles.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Desserts<\/h3>\n<p>Holiday pan dulce and dried fruit are its natural territory, while an apple pie or vanilla ice cream works as long as the dessert is not sweeter than the cider itself.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Why is the cider called 1888?<\/h3>\n<p>The name matches the year S\u00e1enz Briones, the Argentine company that makes it, began operating. The company also owns the Real and La Victoria cider brands.<\/p>\n<h3>2. How much alcohol does Sidra 1888 have?<\/h3>\n<p>It is 5% alcohol. That is slightly above the 4.5% minimum the Argentine Food Code requires for a drink to be called cider.<\/p>\n<h3>3. What do drinkers think of Sidra 1888?<\/h3>\n<p>On Untappd it has more than 100 ratings, with an average of 3.59 out of 5. Those who try it describe it as sweet but not cloying, light and refreshing, with a red apple aroma, and several note that it is too sweet to be considered a dry cider.<\/p>\n<h3>4. What apples is Sidra 1888 made from?<\/h3>\n<p>It is made from 100% red apples selected and harvested in the Alto Valle de R\u00edo Negro, and its main ingredient is the Red Delicious variety. The cider is naturally sweetened.<\/p>\n<h3>5. How should Sidra 1888 be served?<\/h3>\n<p>The brand recommends drinking it very cold, even over plenty of ice, and suggests adding a slice of lemon or a few drops of bitters. For our part, we recommend a flute to preserve the bubbles, or a balloon glass if it is served over ice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"thebe-2673582880\" class=\"thebe-maridaje-cerveza-marihuana thebe-entity-placement\"><div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px; max-width: 320px; margin: 20px auto; text-align: center; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maridaje-de-Cerveza-y-queso-profesional-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maridaje-de-Cerveza-y-queso-profesional-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maridaje-de-Cerveza-y-queso-profesional-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maridaje-de-Cerveza-y-queso-profesional-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maridaje-de-Cerveza-y-queso-profesional.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; margin: 8px 0; line-height: 1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qHemVH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Maridaje de cerveza y queso profesional. Ciencia, t\u00e9cnica y sinergia sensorial<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium fasc-ico-before dashicons-cart\" style=\"background-color: #ffd100; color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">Comprar en Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><h2>Recommended<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/what-is-cider-history-production-varieties-characteristics\/\">What Is Cider? History, Production, Varieties and Main Characteristics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/the-revival-of-chilean-cider-a-journey-from-its-origins\/\">The Revival of Chilean Cider, A Journey from Its Origins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"1. 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