Aldi confirms summer favourite has been axed from shelves

Aldi has confirmed that a summer favourite has been axed from shelves. The supermarket revealed that one of its products is no longer available to buy in stores after a customer asked where it had gone.

The 'lush' drink is currently out of stock at the supermarket and cannot be bought online. Shoppers now cannot buy Taurus Cherry Cider, in a four-pack of 440ml cans.

Taurus is Aldi's own brand of cider. But the brand previously led to legal trouble for the supermarket, with cider maker Thatchers suing Aldi in 2022.

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It said the German company 'mimicked' its Cloudy Lemon Cider, The Sun reports. Lawyers said Aldi's design on its £3.99 four-pack looked 'highly similar' to Thatchers' 'zingy and refreshing' £5.75 product.

A writ claims that this could cause 'checkout confusion', hitting sales and causing 'injury to its reputation'. But in January, Thatchers lost the High Court trademark battle when a judge dismissed the case.

One fan said on X, formerly Twitter: "@AldiUK is true that your cherry cider has been discontinued?" The supermarket replied and said the drink was part of a special seasonal range which meant it was no longer available.

But Aldi did say it hoped the cherry-flavoured cider would make a return. An admin named Amy said: "I've had a look and this item is part of our seasonal range.

"Which means you gotta enjoy it while it's here. I'll let the team know you wanted it though. And hopefully you'll see it on our shelves again this year."

Fans previously described the cider as 'lush' in a Facebook group made up of Aldi champions.