cider
Sign in to savethumb|Cider jugs. Somerset, England Cider ( ) is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples. Cider is widely available in the United Kingdom (particularly in the West Country) and Ireland. The United Kingdom has the world's highest per capita consumption, as well as the largest cider-producing companies. Ciders from the South West of England are generally higher in alcoholic content. Cider is also popular in many Commonwealth countries, such as India, South Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Due to their fermentation, ciders can be thought of as a fruit wine of apple
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Cider is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented apple juice, and it's particularly popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth countries like Canada and Australia. The drink is significant because the UK leads the world in both per capita cider consumption and cider production, with the South West of England being known for producing especially strong varieties.
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Key facts
- Beverage.name
- Cider
- Beverage.type
- Fermented alcoholic beverage
- Beverage.image
- 2013-09-08 Apfelwein im Gerippten 0,25l.jpg
- Beverage.image_size
- 200px
- Beverage.caption
- Cider, in the traditional Hessian "ribbed" glass
- Beverage.origin
- Great Britain
- Beverage.abv
- 1.2–8.5% (traditional English), 3.5–12% (continental)
- Beverage.colour
- Pale yellow, brown
- Beverage.ingredients
- Apples, yeast
- Beverage.footnotes
- Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1
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Article
60 sectionsContents
- Appearance and types
- Etymology
- Cider styles
- Geography and origins
- Modern ciders
- Heritage ciders
- Speciality style ciders
- Specific cider styles
- Production
- Scratting and pressing
- Fermentation
- Blending and bottling
- Chemistry
- Flavour compounds
- Apples to cider
- Yeast
- Festivals
- Variations and related drinks
- National varieties
- Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Poland
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Americas
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Mexico
- United States
- Uruguay
- East Asia
- China
- Japan
- South Asia
- India
- Pakistan
- Africa
- Kenya
- South Africa
- Oceania
- Australia
- New Zealand
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Cider jugs. Somerset, England Cider ( ) is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples. Cider is widely available in the United Kingdom (particularly in the West Country) and Ireland. The United Kingdom has the world's highest per capita consumption, as well as the largest cider-producing companies. Ciders from the South West of England are generally higher in alcoholic content. Cider is also popular in many Commonwealth countries, such as India, South Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Due to their fermentation, ciders can be thought of as a fruit wine of apples, though exact definitions of either beverage can vary by culture (see ).
In addition to the UK and its former colonies, cider is popular in Portugal (mainly in Minho and Madeira), France (particularly Normandy and Brittany), northern Italy (specifically Friuli), and northern Spain (specifically Asturias, Basque Country). Germany also has its own types of cider with Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse producing a particularly tart version known as Apfelwein. In the US and Canada, varieties of alcoholic cider are often called "hard cider" to distinguish it from non-alcoholic apple cider or "sweet cider", also made from apples. In Canada, cider cannot contain less than 2.5% or over 13% absolute alcohol by volume.