If you took the best part about beer (refreshing, ready to drink from the can) and the allure of a homemade cocktail (fresh, your favorite flavors, kinda fun), I’m convinced the result would be a Rekorderlig hard cider. Only, these Swedish hard ciders are low-sugar, low-calorie and one of the tastiest brewed canned bevs I’ve tried in a minute.
Rekorderlig isn’t new, but it is relatively new to the U.S. It’s a Swedish brand of hard cider made with European apples and is a blend of fruit and spring water, resulting in a premium drink that contains 70 percent less sugar than most other cider brands. It weighs in at just 110 calories, too, and is naturally gluten-free and vegan with 4.5 percent ABV. Basically, it’s bottled Lagom—the Swedish trend of finding balance (not too much, not too little).
Full disclosure, you’ve got to like your drinks sweet. I do. And I’m also fully on board with the canned alcohol trend, so for me, cracking open each of Rekorderlig’s five hard cider flavors was just the right vibe I’m after these days. Especially considering I’m a little sick of beer, don’t love vodka seltzers and am too lazy to make cocktails myself right now (but—it’s worth mentioning that the brand offers liquor pairing suggestions for each flavor, because they do make for a robust mixer. FYI, I only tasted them fresh from the aluminum).
As far as flavors go, there are five fruit-focused blends. I tried them all and wrote down my personal thoughts on each, below.
