hard cider vs intoxicant

hard cider and intoxicant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hard cider	Yes	No	No	No
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, intoxicant is a hypernym of hard cider; that is, intoxicant 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
intoxicant: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

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

hard cider (noun)	intoxicant (noun)
alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage	a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

hard cider (adjective)	intoxicant (adjective)
	causing intoxication