>>I’ve tasted both, and cannot tell the difference. Both are vile liquids that bear no resemblance whatsoever to apples.<<
You haven’t a clue what you are talking about. But I repeat myself.
Happens that I can taste fresh-pressed apple cider and tell you exactly what variety of apples were used in the pressing.
What a dull and uninteresting life your taste buds lead.
Eew! Keep your poor mangled apple remnants to yourself!
However, if you care to slice up the apples humanely and, perhaps, bake them with sugar and cinnamon inside a pastry crust, you *might* be able to persuade me to take a bite or two.
What a dull and uninteresting life your taste buds lead.
I'm fairly certain that my taste buds, like yours, only sense sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami. And they're not deprived of any of it! ;-)