Somersby cider
Somersby cider is a brand of 4.5% abv cider by Danish brewing company Carlsberg Group. Developed in 2008,[1] it was originally developed for the Danish market, but today has been launched in more than 46 markets, including all of Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Canada and the USA.[2] Of the world's ten biggest cider brands, Somersby was the one that grew most in 2012.[2]
In 2012, Carlsberg UK developed and introduced a new version of Somersby Cider specific to the United Kingdom market. Somersby Cider UK is a 4.5% ABV medium dry cider with no artificial flavours or sweeteners.[3]
Despite its Danish origin, the cider is marketed in many territories as being the creation of "Lord Somersby", a fictional British Lord of the manor.[4][5] The beverage has no discernible connections to the English village of Somersby, Lincolnshire.
Varieties
Apart from pure apple cider, the Somersby brand is also being used for pear cider, blackberry-flavoured apple cider, cranberry-flavoured apple cider, citrus-flavoured apple cider, and a calorie-reduced apple cider.[6]
″Apple Beer Drink″
In Poland, Carlsberg uses Somersby brand for a beverage that is mixture of beer (45%) and apple flavored drink (55%).[7] Since this product cannot be classified as a cider, it is sold as Apple Beer Drink.
See also
References
- ↑ "Somersby Cider product information". Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- 1 2 "Somersby was fastest-growing of the global top 10 cider brands in 2012". Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ Somersby Cider Official UK Website
- ↑ https://www.coolbrandz.com/coolideas/fun-lab-co-create-somersby-become-brand-ambassador/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52uc52l5jws
- ↑ "The Ciders". Official website. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "Apple Beer Drink" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
Further reading
- Virtue, Graeme (26 April 2013). "The new Somersby advert: it's time for iCider". The Guardian.
- Somersby Cider Case Study: Establishing an Alcohol Category Adjacent to Beer. Datamonitor Plc. 2010.
- Kleinman, Alexis (March 27, 2013). "Somersby Cider's New Commercial Pokes Fun At Apple". Huffington Post.
- "Somersby Cider boosts presence in pubs". The Publican's Morning Advertiser.
- "Somersby Cider Builds Its Own Genius Bar Inside a Fake Apple Store Light on the palate, heavy on the puns". Ad Week.
- "Carlsberg extends social content drive to Somersby cider brand". Marketing Week.
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