Ooh, apple cider doesn’t have alcohol? My mistake. It was cider. With alcohol.
Hard cider.
But then, what is apple cider? Isn’t it just apple juice?
Apple cider is raw, unfiltered, unprocessed apple juice. Spiced apple cider has cinnamon and nutmeg and stuff like that in it. None of this involves alcohol. Hard cider contains alcohol.
…in the US. From what I’m reading, “apple cider” is an alcoholic beverage in other regions, because apparently apple cider is not shelf stable and will ferment over time.
Apple juice is pasteurized, and therefore can’t ferment.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/apple-juice-vs-apple-cider_us_58065dd3e4b0b994d4c1c9e1
https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/apple-cider-vs-apple-juice