hard cider vs alcoholic drink

hard cider and alcoholic drink both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hard cider	Yes	No	No	No
alcoholic drink	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alcoholic drink is a hypernym of hard cider; that is, alcoholic drink is a word with a broader meaning than hard cider:

hard cider: alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage
alcoholic drink: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Other hypernyms of hard cider include alcohol, alcoholic beverage, inebriant, intoxicant, cider, cyder.

hard cider (noun)	alcoholic drink (noun)
alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent