# Hard cider

A fermented apple drink with gentle fruit, acidity, tannin, and natural or added carbonation; dry examples make especially crisp long drinks.

Alcohol: 5% ABV

## Types

- [Spanish natural cider](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/spanish-natural-cider.md): 5% ABV. A traditional Spanish cider fermented from apple must without added sugar, bringing dry apple, brisk acidity, gentle bitterness, and a faint natural spritz.

## Cocktails

- [Stone Fence](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/stone-fence.md): Dark rum fortifies tart, gently funky hard cider in one of North America's oldest and most elemental long drinks.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/hard-cider
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/ingredients/hard-cider-cfd1af98.webp
- Source: https://www.spiritsanddistilling.com/dictionary/acref-9780199311132-e-425