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
Tonto (beverage) Organization, 2004. Tonto (beverage) Tonto is a traditional Ugandan fermented beverage made from bananas. It is also referred to as "mwenge bigere". "Tonto" is made by ripening green bananas in a pit for several days. The juice is then extracted, filtered, and diluted before being mixed with ground and roasted sorghum. This mixture is fermented for two to four days. "Tonto" has an alcohol content ranging from six to eleven percent by volume. The production of "tonto" is a source of income for many families in the banana-growing regions of central and western Uganda. "Global Status Report on Alcohol 2004",