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The nose on Swift’s Oregon Marionberry is rich, tart and a bit jammy. It is absolutely lovely in the glass with a dark and deep purple color. When you stick your nose in the glass it is a bit like going for a hike along the Oregon Coast Trail and smelling a blackberry patch as the mist from ocean spray wafts around you as the soft bubbles from the drink tickle your nose. Time to drink: yes, yes and yes. It does have all of the qualifications of a great blackberry cider. Despite its color it has a light-to-medium body. It has a very smooth draw and a slight amount of sharpness. The second phase starts tart which builds along with a rise in blackberry and sour cherry flavor that fills the back of the palate. Easily one of the driest blackberry ciders around, and because it is dead still it has a hard juice quality that allows you to soak in the subtly complex flavors. It is not so big of a flavor that it demands your attention, but there is enough of a tart aftertaste to steal your focus and remind you that you are drinking a sturdy and stiff marionberry cider. Just earthy enough to drink around a campfire the woods. Really nicely done.

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