Update 10/26 Amazon’s apple cider is a seasonal product. It went away in late winter and just returned. It’s $4.50 now, so almost twice as expensive as last year and not as good as I recall it being! I’m hoping this is just because it’s only the start of apple season – but I’m not counting on it. Instead, let’s thank Trump for almost doubling the price of groceries.
December 2025 review
I love fresh apple cider. I mean, who doesn’t? Though nothing compares with the freshly-“squeezed” green apple juice I had in Syria a lifetime ago, fresh apple cider from the farmer’s market is darn good. It is also expensive. Now that the economy is on the brinks, it’s become a very occasional treat. I miss it, though. Supermarket apple juice or cider, even those that are 100% apple like Simple Apple, are just not the same (and are expensive as well). Enter Amazon.
I found Amazon apple cider when looking for unsweetened fresh grape juice, and I was attracted by the bottle – it looks just like the ones at the farmer’s market. The reviews were very positive, and it cost only $2.50 for the 1/2 gallon bottle. Plus, it’s only ingredient is apples – and it’s not made from concentrate. It might be a tad sweeter than the apple cider from the farmer’s market, but it tastes so much like it that wouldn’t be able to tell them apart on a blind taste.
The only negative thing is that I don’t know how farmers can possibly compete with prices like this.
Unfortunately, this seems to be the only natural juice that Amazon carries under its brand name. All the other ones are from concentrate.
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