A carbonated ready to drink alcoholic beverage, prepared from apples.
Cider is an absolutely pure and natural drink without even a hint of any synthetic chemicals or preservatives. Sparkling and full of fizz, with a pale golden appearance and tantalizing taste, Tempest Cider acts as a true treat for drinkers.
Cider and Food : Cider and food go way back. In eighteenth century England, land owners brought casks of cider to drink at their town houses in London. Eighteen and nineteenth century New Englanders had cider daily at their meals. President John Adams praised hard cider as a drink for breakfast and throughout the day. And in the cider areas of contemporary France and Spain, people continue to pair cider with their meals. Hard cider has always been the natural beverage of apple - growig areas. The apple grows and is fermented, for hard cider is the Vin de pays of apple country. it is essence of the apple. It creates spirit and pleasure. Made from the apple, hard cider lightens all seasons. It is regional, local, provincial.
A rule of thumb is that hard cider can give pleasure where a white Wine might ... Pork & chicken, vegetables and fish; all can benefit by a bottle or two of cider nearby. Ciders match well also with Asian and spicy food.
With their clean, complex, fruity tastes our ciders go well with a wide range of foods. Cooking with cider works on the same principle, if the cooking is enhanced by white wine, it will work with cider. If the cuisine reflects the foods of apple - areas, trycooking with cider. We have changed a red wine based coq au vin into coq au cidre and were very happy.
The less fermented, sweeter and fruity ciders (such as organic Mac) are apples in a glass. They add pure apple essence to stews, and to glazed meats or vegetables.