Serve it as an aperitif or with cheese, chicken or pork. It’s like a gorgeously refreshing wine with a dose of apple pie filling. The aroma is tannic and wine-like with notes of apple and pear you can literally smell that it’s not an American-style cider. The unpasteurized, 5.5 percent ABV drink is made with bittersweet and acidic apples and French yeasts. If you’re after a higher ABV, go for the 8.5-percent Cidre Triple, a triple-fermented cider made from bitter apples the same way dark, age-worthy beers are made.) Cidre bouche, literally meaning “cider under cork,” refers to a traditional style of fruit-forward cider. (Though if you don’t want to age it yourself, spring for the Cidre Reserve, aged in oak for 6 months. Better yet, they can be aged and become more complex over time like wine, too. Not only do the ciders come corked, but they also have vintages, just like fine wine. And nothing says fancy like a cider from a French estate that’s been in production since the 19th century. Some events just call for popping a cork. Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouche Brut de Normandie RELATED: Rekorderlig Hard Cider Is Your New Swedish Beverage Obsessionġ3. Rekorderlig suggests serving it over ice with a squeeze of lime, but we think it tastes pretty darn good on its own.
The carbonation is super light and TBH, it doesn’t even really taste like you’re drinking alcohol (or cider as we know it), which is definitely a plus for some of us. Once you take a sip, the apple flavor takes a backseat to silky, fleshy passionfruit. The first thing you’ll notice about the passionfruit number is that it smells incredible, like mango sorbet (Senior Editor Cristina Gutierrez says it tastes pretty similar to the mango raspberry variety) or a tropical cocktail. It’s a light sipper with a 4.5 percent ABV and comes in the cutest stout can (it holds 11.2 ounces instead of the typical 12). Each can contains 110 calories and is totally gluten free. Never heard of Swedish hard cider? It’s made with a blend of fruit and spring water, resulting in a bev containing about 70 percent less sugar than other ciders. Rekorderlig Passionfruit Swedish Hard Ciderīest for cider lovers craving something different
Pro tip: Before you crack it, turn the can over, shake it and hold it upside-down for 10 seconds so all the fruit sediment is evenly distributed.ġ4. You'll only need to give it a few minutes on the stove (it would take way longer to cook off all traces of alcohol, BTW) or in the microwave to bring its spiced pumpkin and apple flavors to life. Be sure to take a nice, long whiff when you first crack the can you’ll want to fire up the stove and sip it from a mug topped with all the whipped cream. The spices have a nice drying effect on the mouth and make this drink a great companion for fall foods like apple-cider doughnut holes.
The pumpkin is undeniably present without being overpowering, so there’s still lots of juicy apple flavor to savor. We like to describe it as the perfect 50/50 cross between pumpkin and apple pie fillings. Once you taste it, you’ll understand why. A can may contain 164 calories, but we care a lot less about that kind of thing come sweater season. The unfiltered cider is a blend of apples, pumpkin and chai spices and comes in at 5.1 percent ABV. While it’s famous for its many seasonal renditions, the pumpkin variety arguably gets the most hype. You’ve probably heard of this Boston cider house by now.