Savanna Cider

{{short description|South African brand of cider}}

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{{Infobox beverage

| name = Savanna Premium Cider

| image = Savanna_Premium_Cider_Logo_2024_PNG.png

| caption = Savanna Premium Cider logo

| type = Cider

| abv = {{UBL| 6% – Dry | 3% – Light | 5% – Lemon | <0.3% – Alc Free }}

| manufacturer = Heineken Beverages (Heineken)

| origin = South Africa

| introduced = 1996 (by Distell)

| colour = Gold

| flavour = Dry apple cider

| variants = Dry, Light, Angry Lemon, Alc Free

| website = {{URL|www.savanna.co.za}}

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Savanna Cider is a range of South African cider introduced by the Distell Group Limited in May 1996. Savanna Dry is sold in over 60 countries,{{cite web|url=http://packagingstrategies.com/articles/88768-savanna-cider-chooses-a-pressure-sensitive-label|title=Savanna Cider chooses a pressure sensitive label|author=|date=14 Apr 2016|website=Packaging Strategies|publisher=BNP Media|access-date=4 Jun 2025}} and it is South Africa’s leading cider export and the largest cider brand in the world by volume.{{cite web|url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/savanna-premium-cider-is-no-1-in-the-world-siyavanna-south-ahh-781072a|title=Savanna Premium Cider is No. 1 in the world. Siyavanna South Ahh|author=|date=6 Jun 2024|website=Bizcommunity|publisher=Kagiso Media|access-date=4 Jun 2025}} Savanna Cider is produced from crushed apples grown in the Elgin Valley of the Western Cape and additional imports as required. The majority of the production of the cider takes place in the KHS plant in Springs,_South_Africa.{{cite web|url=https://www.foodprocessing.com.au/content/packaging-labelling-coding/case-study/cider-bottler-required-increased-capacities-for-its-glass-line-1355875662|title=Cider bottler required increased capacities for its glass line|author=|date=27 Jun 2024|website=Food Technology & Manufacturing magazine|publisher=Westwick-Farrow Media|access-date=4 Jun 2025}} The overall production process is typically two weeks in length and during this period; the product is run through a micro-filtration process where it is triple filtered and double chilled.{{Citation needed|date=October 2014}} Savanna Cider is available in four main variants: Savanna Dry, Savanna Light, Savanna Alc Free and Savanna Angry Lemon. Savanna Dry was the first cider produced by Savanna and has used the tagline "It’s Dry, But You Can Drink It" since launch. It contains an alcohol level of 6% ABV. Savanna Light was launched in May 2000 and contains an alcohol level of 3% ABV. Savanna Alc Free was launched in April 2019 and contains less than 0.3% of alcohol by volume.{{cite web|url=https://www.drinkstuff-sa.co.za/savanna-zero-alcohol-makes-its-debut/|title=Savanna zero alcohol makes its debut|author=|date=10 Apr 2019|website=Drinkstuff SA|publisher=Foodstuff SA|access-date=4 Jun 2025}}