Are the ciders Gluten Free?

All of our ciders are gluten-free unless otherwise indicated. More than 99% of the time, our ciders are made with naturally gluten-free ingredients. If there’s any chance of cross-contamination, say for example if we aged a cider in a sour beer barrel, we will label this clearly. If you’re ever in doubt, check the ingredients list on the side of every can.

Are the ciders vegan?

All of our ciders are vegan unless otherwise labeled. Typically, honey is the only non-vegan ingredient we use, and this would only be for specialty batches. We don’t use gelatin because we’re not into it. Check the ingredients label before you imbibe for worry-free drinking.

Where do I find Swift Cider?

You can buy our ciders online, visit our taproom or use our cider finder to locate the nearest retailer with Swift cider in stock. Currently, we partner with wholesalers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California.

Are the ciders sweet?

Our ciders tend to be less sweet than the average American cider. Most range from dry to semi-dry, with a few sweeter styles included because we can’t help ourselves. For example, our flagship ciders tend towards the dry side, but our cocktail-inspired ciders are full-bodied and sweet. Part of making ciders for all types is finding balance on both sides of the sweetness spectrum.

PRO TIP: Sort products by sweetness level on the Swift webstore to find your perfect cider.

PRO TIP: Lookout for the sweetness scale and the residual sugar (RS) on the side of the can.

Does the cider have sulfites?

We do not add sulfites to most of our ciders, and you will see this labeled under the ingredients list as “no added sulfites.” Swift avoids sulfites whenever possible because it causes negative reactions for some, especially those with asthma.

Other cider maker use sulfites regularly to inhibit bacterial infection and oxidation, but this isn’t the only way. Swift has developed clean, low-oxygen cider-making techniques that make sulfite unnecessary for most of our products. This raises the bar, but ultimately it means you get to enjoy fresh cider without a noxious preservative.

On rare occasions we do use limited amounts of sulfite when laying down cider for an extended period of aging in oak barrels. However, even in these cases, we use the minimum amount of sulfite necessary to protect against oxidation, and the extended aging allows most of the sulfur gas to dissipate before you drink it. Of course these ciders are clearly labeled with “added sulfites” so you don’t have to guess.