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Cornish Zero Rattler
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Cornish Zero Rattler

The Cornish Rattler's 0.5% sibling — a genuinely fermented apple cider built from 97% fermented apples, carrying the same semi-sweet, slightly tart character the original is known for.

About This Drink

Healeys have been making Rattler at their farm near Truro since 1986, and the Zero version takes a different approach to most alcohol-free ciders: rather than removing alcohol from a full-strength product, it's fermented at low temperature to stay naturally below 0.5% ABV. That distinction shows in the glass — this actually tastes like cider rather than watered-down apple juice. The flavour is crisp and semi-sweet, with a tartness that keeps things honest. There's a light apple sour-sweets character on the nose, and the carbonation is moderate rather than aggressively fizzy. It won't fool anyone into thinking it's the full-strength Rattler, but it's recognisably from the same family — and it won Gold at the 2023 International Wine & Spirits Competition, officially rated the best low-alcohol cider in the world that year. You'll find it in Morrisons and ASDA as well as direct from the Healeys farm shop, which makes it one of the more accessible Cornish ciders going. At 26 calories per 100ml it's also relatively light for a cider, with the sweetness coming mostly from the fermented apple base rather than added sugar heavyhandedness.

Ingredients

Fermented apples (97%), Sugar, Apple juice from concentrate, Pear juice from concentrate, Acidifier (Citric Acid), Natural flavourings, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Antioxidant (E223/Sulphites)

Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
26 kcal
Sugar
5.1g

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

SEMI-SWEET WITH CRISP APPLE AND A LIGHT TARTNESS; FAINT APPLE SOUR-SWEETS QUALITY WITH A CLEAN SLIGHTLY DRY CLOSE

Aroma

LIGHT APPLE FRUIT FRESH AND A LITTLE CIDERY-SWEET; HINTS OF GREEN APPLE WITH A GENTLE SPARKLE

Character

Appearance
LIGHT STRAW SLIGHTLY HAZY
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-LIGHT BODY MODERATE CARBONATION
Finish
SHORT AND CLEAN WITH MILD TARTNESS

Production

Fermented from apples at low temperature to remain naturally below 0.5% ABV; not dealcoholised

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
26 kcal
Sugar
5.1g

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

SEMI-SWEET WITH CRISP APPLE AND A LIGHT TARTNESS; FAINT APPLE SOUR-SWEETS QUALITY WITH A CLEAN SLIGHTLY DRY CLOSE

Aroma

LIGHT APPLE FRUIT FRESH AND A LITTLE CIDERY-SWEET; HINTS OF GREEN APPLE WITH A GENTLE SPARKLE

Character

Appearance
LIGHT STRAW SLIGHTLY HAZY
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-LIGHT BODY MODERATE CARBONATION
Finish
SHORT AND CLEAN WITH MILD TARTNESS

Production

Fermented from apples at low temperature to remain naturally below 0.5% ABV; not dealcoholised