Definition

1. Noun:
   • Unfermented cider: A non-alcoholic beverage made from pressed apples that has not undergone fermentation. It is typically fresh, unfiltered, and retains the natural sugars of the apple juice.

Usage

• General Use: "Sweet cider" refers specifically to the fresh, non-alcoholic juice of apples. It is often pasteurized for safety but is distinct from "hard cider," which is fermented and alcoholic.
• Contextual Note: In many regions, especially in North America, the term "cider" alone often means "sweet cider." The modifier "sweet" is used to explicitly distinguish it from the alcoholic version.

Examples

• Noun:
  • We bought a gallon of fresh sweet cider from the orchard.
  • The recipe calls for sweet cider, not the hard, alcoholic kind.

Advanced Usage

• "Fresh sweet cider": Emphasizes that the cider is newly pressed and not from concentrate.
  • Nothing tastes more like autumn than fresh sweet cider and a doughnut.
• "Pasteurized sweet cider": Specifies that the cider has been heat-treated to eliminate pathogens.
  • For the children's party, we served only pasteurized sweet cider.

Variants and Related Words

• Cider (noun): Often used synonymously with "sweet cider" in certain dialects, but can be ambiguous. Context usually clarifies if it is non-alcoholic.
• Apple juice (noun): A closely related product. "Apple juice" is typically filtered, clarified, and can be from concentrate, while "sweet cider" is often unfiltered and opaque.
• Hard cider (noun): The fermented, alcoholic version of cider.

Synonyms

• Non-alcoholic cider: Explicitly describes the beverage's property.
• Fresh apple cider: Highlights its unfermented and often unfiltered state.

Related Phrases

• "Mulled sweet cider": Sweet cider that has been warmed and flavored with spices like cinnamon and cloves.
  • We served mulled sweet cider to warm everyone up after the hayride.
• "Cider mill": A place where apples are pressed to make sweet cider.
  • The family took a trip to the cider mill to see how sweet cider is made.

Noun

1. unfermented cider