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Best Non-Alcoholic Cider
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Our top 9
Highest score first, from 9 tasted non-alcoholic ciders. Tied scores list the more recent tasting first.
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Rank 1
89/100
Standout
A convincing sparkling perry. Pear, brioche, and a delicate floral note open it, and the aroma suggests sweetness the palate does not keep. Pear and apple follow, with a light herbal edge, bright acidity, and a subtle tannin. Pear and quince last a very long time.
Rank 2
86/100
Standout
A thoroughly enjoyable cider with generous orchard fruit, fragrant florals and gentle spice. Pronounced sweetness stays balanced by refreshing acidity and fine bubbles, with flavor carrying into an appealing close.
Rank 3
86/100
Standout
Tart, floral orchard apple with a bitter-sharp edge and a clean, mineral middle. Lightly sparkling and dry-leaning, it finishes long on apple skin, with structure that carries it well beyond juice.
Rank 4
85/100
Standout
Not a wine trying to be cider or a cider trying to be wine. Apple, perry, a splash of dealcoholized red, hops. Tart in the way Geiger usually is.
Rank 5
84/100
Ripe pear skin, a floral lift, and a light bead. Gently sweet, with the pear’s own acidity keeping it out of syrup. It tastes like pear.
Rank 6
83/100
Sharp apple gives this Asturian cider its sidra character. A high pour wakes it, and the glass stays light.
Rank 7
81/100
Fresh apple, strawberry, and red berry, then a crisp, tart palate with only light sweetness and lively acidity. The finish is clean cranberry-apple. A refreshing rosé cider that keeps the apple in charge.
Rank 8
80/100
An enjoyable, refreshing apple spritz. Limited complexity and a modest finish hold it at 80/100; it lacks the fermentation character, tannin and vinous structure of a more substantial cider experience.
Rank 9
78/100
Apple first, then the vinegar. White Widow is bright, tart, and shrub-sharp, with blackberry as the fruit on that acetic core. The close is long, clean, and vinegar-tight.
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Eric Bordelet Perlant Jus de Pommes à Sydre
86/100
<0.5% ABV
Tart, floral orchard apple with a bitter-sharp edge and a clean, mineral middle. Lightly sparkling and dry-leaning, it finishes long on apple skin, with structure that carries it well beyond juice.
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Cider
Jörg Geiger WiesenObst Cider
86/100
<0.5% ABV
A thoroughly enjoyable cider with generous orchard fruit, fragrant florals and gentle spice. Pronounced sweetness stays balanced by refreshing acidity and fine bubbles, with flavor carrying into an appealing close.
How these lists are chosen
What was evaluated
Ranked from 9 tasted ciders, highest score first. Research-only products are excluded. Updated October 2026.
Who qualifies
The same score follows the more recent tasting. A shortcut uses that order for one narrower question.
What the score is rewarding
Apple that tastes fermented, not only sweet.
What tends to go wrong
Sparkling juice wearing a cider label.