hard cider

Also known as “cider”. Cider is the bottled fermented juice of apples. Cider varies considerably in sweetness and character depending on the varietals employed and how it is crafted. Cider is typically consumed like beer or wine, but can also serve as a “mixer”. In the U.K., hard cider is sometimes mixed, about 50/50, with amber ale to make a drink known as The Snake Bite, and the British are also known to add Pernod to their hard cider, ordered as Pernod and cider.