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apple juice that learned to fight, then aged into something dangerously charming
means A drink made from the fermented juice of apples, usually alcoholic and ranging from sweet to tart, though in some places it just means fresh-pressed apple juice.
from From Old French 'cidre,' which came from Late Latin 'sicera' — itself borrowed from Greek 'sikera,' a rendering of Hebrew 'shekar,' meaning a strong or intoxicating drink. So the word traveled out of the Bible (where 'shekar' sits beside wine as a fermented tipple) through Greek and Latin, narrowing along the way from 'any strong drink' to specifically the apple's contribution.
- alcohol
- raw cider can hit wine-level strength, around 12%
- colonial drink
- early Americans drank it instead of unsafe water
- tree origin
- most cider apples are too bitter to eat raw
- old slang
- scrumpy means rough, cloudy farmhouse cider
- naval ration
- sailors once received cider against scurvy at sea
strongbow — uk's best-selling cider brand, owns ~30% of british cider market
thatchers cider — somerset cider maker, founded 1904, produces 10 million liters annually
hereford cider region — west england produces 60% of world's cider from 2,000+ hectares of orchards