Sainsbury's Basics Cider

Description: Manufacturer: Sainsbrys / Type: Cider / 4.25 vol

Newest Review: ... Its more managable if you are already drunk and start drinking it but it is definatly not a cider to drink for pleasure, you ... more

... drink this stuff for the pure purpose of getting drunk. However i cant compalin too much considering its around £1.50 or so for 2 litres, without a doubt the cheapest cider money can buy, but that is reflected in the taste. The best way to drink this cider is to make a form of snakebite. Buy some berry squash (blackberry and apple my recommendation) and add about 2 inches of squash per pint. This takes the edge off the cider and makes it much more drinkable. The packaging is standard sainsburys basic range, with th...more

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Sainsbury's Basics Cider: Horrible tasting (218 words)
by - written on 07/11/09 (Useful, 10 readings)
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I see the other reviews gave this a pretty good review. I am going to disagree. I HATE this cider. I am quite a big cider fan and have tried many, many different types. This cider is almost undrinkable when sobre. Its more managable if you are already drunk and start drinking it but it is definatly not a cider to drink for pleasure, you drink this stuff for the pure purpose of getting drunk. However i cant compalin too much considering its around £1.50 or so for 2 litres, without a doubt the cheapest cider money can buy, but that is reflected in the taste. The best way to drink this cider is to make a form of snakebite. Buy some berry squash (blackberry ... Read the complete review

I didn't want to like this, but I do! (583 words)
by - written on 22/09/09 (Very useful, 76 readings)
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It might be getting into Autumn, but the weather here has still been really very hot - in fact, I honestly don't think I've seen any rain in over two weeks now . Now, hot weather demands cold drinks, and what better on a warm evening than an ice cold bottle of quality booze. Sadly, my budget doesn't really stretch to quality booze at the moment - I recently had to replace my fridge freezer, which has left me a little tight, but on the plus side , if I buy some CHEAP booze , at least I have something to chill it in . I've been doing a bit of an experimental supermarket swap after many reviews on Sainsburys basics products convinced me it might not be ... Read the complete review

Sainsbury's Basics Cider: Surprisingly drinkable (244 words)
by - written on 21/07/09 (Very useful, 48 readings)
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You would expect Sainsbury's basics cider to be, how shall we put it, somewhat unpalatable? But when we bought some on a budget one time (we were staying at Reading music festival at the time) and were surprised. I don't actually drink cider much these days but the cider-drinker of my past self is speaking to you and saying that this one isn't at all bad. We preferred it to the Strongbow we were drinking at the same time... whether that says more about Sainsbury's basics cider or Strongbow is in the eye of the review reader but we definitely found the former much more drinkable. The Strongbow had a harsh kind of taste which wasn't present in the Sainsbury's ... Read the complete review