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Medium Dry Low Alcohol Apple Cider
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Medium Dry Low Alcohol Apple Cider

A 0.9% low-alcohol medium dry apple cider made by H Weston & Sons in Herefordshire, matured in oak vats and sold exclusively at Sainsbury's.

About This Drink

This is one of the better-kept secrets in Sainsbury's alcohol-free range. While the own-brand wines lean on German dealcoholised wine or grape must, this cider is made by the people who actually know cider: H Weston & Sons, the Herefordshire cider makers behind Old Rosie and Henry Westons Vintage. That provenance shows. The process involves maturing the cider in oak vats, which gives it a bit of the roundness and body that genuinely low-alcohol products often lack. The colour is golden straw; the nose is clean, crisp apple; and the mouthfeel is described as soft with a medium-dry profile. The finish carries a bittersweet quality that's distinctively cider rather than apple juice. At 0.9% ABV it doesn't quite reach the 0.5% threshold, so it's low-alcohol rather than alcohol-free. Reviewers have been kinder to this than to the wine range: the Alcohol Change UK rating sits at 5 out of 5, and independent reviews note it punches above its category. Vegan-friendly, sold in 500ml bottles at Sainsbury's.

Ingredients

Water, Cider, Bittersweet Apple Juice Concentrate, Sugar, Acidity Regulator: Malic Acid

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
30 kcal

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

CRISP APPLE MEDIUM DRY BITTERSWEET NOTES

Aroma

CLEAN CRISP APPLE LIGHT OAK

Character

Appearance
GOLDEN STRAW
Mouthfeel
SOFT ROUNDED LIGHT CARBONATION
Finish
LONG BITTERSWEET

Production

Fermented and matured in oak vats by H Weston & Sons, Herefordshire

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
30 kcal

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

CRISP APPLE MEDIUM DRY BITTERSWEET NOTES

Aroma

CLEAN CRISP APPLE LIGHT OAK

Character

Appearance
GOLDEN STRAW
Mouthfeel
SOFT ROUNDED LIGHT CARBONATION
Finish
LONG BITTERSWEET

Production

Fermented and matured in oak vats by H Weston & Sons, Herefordshire