WHAT IS CIDER?
Made by the controlled fermentation of apple juice, Apple Cider is an alcoholic beverage with a varying alcohol content of 1.2% to 8.5% ABV in the traditional English ciders and up to 12% worldwide. This juice can be from eating apples or better from, cider apples which are classified as Sharp (like Crimson King), Bittersharp (like Kingston Black), Sweet (Sweet Coppin) and Bittersweet (like Yarlington Mill).
Cider is a very popular drink in the United Kingdom and the consumption shows upward trends in South Africa, Canada, Australia and soon in India too!