Marks and Spencer, have recently changed some of their packaging,
I was looking for a medium cider, but the have got new labels and
new varieties of the brew.
After reading the labels, I got to wonder, how are they making real
cider, “Expertly Blended for M&S, Full of Flavour with a Hints of Apple”!
Surely it is all apple, not just a hint in cider.
Mike.
From google -
Cheap UK industrial cider is made by diluting cheap imported apple juice concentrate (which UK law only requires to be 35% of the drink) with water, extra sugar, artificial flavorings, and industrial ethanol, then taking advantage of lower excise tax rates on cider compared to beer.
Yeuch!
A bit of an eye opener Lincs but not surprising. Thank heavens for the small independent breweries!
Tesco sell Apple Cider and Pear Cider.
Surely all cider is apple and the pear drink is Perry.
Edit: hey, that could be for tax reasons. If so they are not interfering with the English language.
Obviously having new varieties is simply down to different peoples feet crushing the apples.The colour/strength of the cider depends on the country it comes from.
To be fair i don’t pay much attention to how manufactures describe their product - some of the wording can be a bit ‘fancy’, but they have to try to make their product sound better in order to sell it.
Hints of apple? I should hope so.
I’ll try anything despite what they say on the label - if i don’t like it, i won’t buy it again!
Maybe they said a hint of apple core but it got lost in translation.
In the west country, legend has it, the true scrumpy flavour comes from rats falling in the vats.
Apparently there is the English method of cider making and the French method. I can’t remember the difference but its significant enough to produce two very different tasting ciders / cidres.
So the M&S cider is stronger than Bulmers - that’s interesting. 
Yes, it is, but as an occasional cider drinker, I definitely prefer to buy 100% British bottled Scrumpy Jack (6%)
Yes, but not by much, there was also Coates cider if I remember correctly. Maybe most drinkers weren’t overly concerned about the strength of their chosen beverage back in the day?
Yep, that’s the one I drink.
IMO its the best available that does not leave a dull and somewhat clingy almost anesthetic after taste. If I have enjoyed my cider, its the cider I want as the aftertaste 
If Lincolnshire is correct, about how it is made, then
maybe they should be called “Alco pops”, they do
also sell Raspberry Cider.
Mike.
This is the favourite of most winos. Sold by Iceland Stores
M&S sell many Ciders , their tropical cider has hints of mango and pineapple .
It sounds nice . I like mango.
Scrumpy Jack for me too if and when I used to drink it … some of the vintage ciders are nice too. Henry Weston’s and Thatcher’s.
