Perry seeing a surge in the popularity of Pear Cider with Old Mout Cidery, Mac's, and Monteith's Brewery each producing a pear cider. Japanese perry is called 'Nashi pear's sparkling wine' or 'Pear ' (in Japan, is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from the unfiltered juice of apples. Cider in Japan refers to a soft drink similar to Sprite or lemonade). In Japan, the most commonly used pear is the Nashi pear. Nashi pears are used for both cider and eating purposes. Pear Cidre can be used as marketing terms to describe canned or bottled ciders containing a cider widget, or
Cider stores in Sweden cannot sell cider with less than 15 percentage juice by volume under the name Cider. "Cider" with none or less than 15% juice is instead usually sold as ""Apple/Pear beverage of cider character"" (Swedish: ""Äpple-/Pärondryck med Ciderkaraktär""). Brands of cider in Sweden include Rekorderlig, Kivik, Herrljunga and Kopparberg. In Switzerland cider is called "Suure Most" or "Saft" in the German-speaking part, "Cidre" in the Romandy, and "Sidro" in the Italian-speaking regions. The drink was made popular in the 19th century when apple production increased due to progress in pomology. At the turn of the century, cider consumption