Apple cider (also called
sweet cider or
soft cider) is the name used in the United States and parts of Canada for an unfiltered, unsweetened,
non-alcoholic beverage made from
apples. Though typically referred to simply as "cider" in those areas, it is not to be confused with the alcoholic beverage known as
cider throughout most of the Europe, called
hard cider (or just
cider) in North America.