sweet cider

Unfermented apple drink

Sweet cider is fresh-pressed apple juice that hasn't fermented, distinguishing it from hard cider, which contains alcohol.

The term is mainly American—in Britain, unfermented apple juice is simply called apple juice, while "cider" already implies the alcoholic version.

Sweet cider appears seasonally at orchting, farmer's markets, and orchards: We picked up a gallon of sweet cider at the farm stand.

autumn

harvest

Gathering mature crops

Thanksgiving · leaves · crisp · bonfire · cornucopia · chilly · frost · apple picking · farmers market · county fair

apple

orchard

Fruit tree plantation

juicy · tart · gala · pippin · empire · golden · crabapple · bushel · windfall · apple butter

beverage

juice

Extracted fruit liquid

cloudy · sip · gulp · mug · jug · gallon · chilled · mulled · spiced · warmed

fermentation

yeast

Fermenting fungus

ethanol · scrumpy · cidermaking · homebrew · fermented · sparkling · wild fermentation · racking · bottling · aging

Categories
Opposites
alcohol content

sweet ciderhard cider

Fermented apple drink

scrumpy · apple wine · cider · applejack · cider brandy

taste/flavor profile

sweet ciderdry cider

Unsweetened fermented apple drink

dry · savory · vinegar

beverage type

sweet cidervegetable juice

Extracted liquid from produce

beer · red wine · tomato juice · lager · ale

Family

sweet, sweets, sweetness, sweetly, sweeten, cider, sweetener, sweetest, sweeter

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G