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A worker wearing blue gloves bottles scrumpy cider using an automated filling machine at a winery in Devon, England.

scrumpy

alcoholic beverage

Also known as: West Country cider

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cider
English and French ciders
The English-style cider sometimes called scrumpy, or West Country cider, is also popular, though its definition is somewhat blurred. In general, the name bespeaks a “rough” reputation. Scrumpy is higher in alcohol content and tannins. It is usually still rather than sparkling and cloudy rather than clear, and it is…
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The English-style cider sometimes called scrumpy, or West Country cider, is also popular, though its definition is somewhat blurred. In general, the name bespeaks a “rough” reputation. Scrumpy is higher in alcohol content and tannins. It is usually still rather than sparkling and cloudy rather than clear, and it is…
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