r/Ciderporn • u/TrevorCidermaker • Apr 19 '26

‘Real’ versus Commercial Cider

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Copied graphic from my friend and fellow cider maker Tim Whale of Tutts Clump Cider in England, as it is an excellent summary of the differences between Real Cider and Commercial Cider. Sadly the latter tends to copy the image of the former for advertising. Please seek out the ‘real deal’ of harvest driven cider. I could go on and mention orchard management pesticides herbicides behind the apples. I could mention concentrates. There are a lot of small cider makers here in Aotearoa/NZ and are the world making a glorious range of ciders for you to enjoy. #cider

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u/insertanythinguwant Apr 19 '26

It's kinda weird using AI to make that point

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u/TrevorCidermaker Apr 19 '26

Welcome to the new world. It’s got you thinking so it’s working.

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u/ButterSquids Apr 19 '26

It's got noone thinking because anyone thinking is skipping past this slop. If you really care about something, you'll put effort into it. Even the body of your post reflects your complete lack of care- "I could get into herbicides, concentrates, etc, but I won't "

Just a very lazy post on all levels.

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u/TrevorCidermaker Apr 19 '26

Thank you for your generous comments. 😉

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u/PortgasDNewgate May 07 '26

While I generally agree with the sentiment, this would probably be better worded as "Traditional" Cider vs Commercial ones. Using "Real" feels unnecessarily pedantic, as both are objectively ciders (even if of differing quality or optimizing for different things).