Applejack is an [ingredient=apple-brandy apple brandy] based spirit made in the United States, primarily by the Laird Company. Historically made by freeze concentration of hard apple cider and not fractional distillation, applejack is now made by blending neutral spirits with apple brandy to make a lightly apple flavored spirit that is 80 proof.
Laird & Company is based in Scobyville, New Jersey and was the first commercial distiller in the United States, with Distiller's License #1 dated to 1780. They still make a version of applejack through the modern process.
Some popular cocktails containing Applejack
- Pear of Jacks — Rye, Applejack, Orange bitters, Pear Shrub, Demerara syrup
- Color in Your Cheeks — Fernet Branca, Applejack, Lemon juice, Grade A amber color and rich taste maple syrup, Egg white, Apple
- The Dandy Brandy Smash — Applejack, Cognac VSOP, Simple syrup, Egg white, Mint, Lemon
- Viking's Cup — Gran Classico, Aromatized wine, Aquavit, Applejack, Bitters
- American Trilogy — Applejack, Rye, Orange bitters, Grade A dark color and robust taste maple syrup, Orange peel
- Woxum — Applejack, Sweet vermouth, Herbal liqueur
- Leap Day 2024 — Bourbon, Applejack, Apricot liqueur, Amaro Montenegro, Cherry
- Lafayette — Applejack, Byrrh, Dry vermouth, Maraschino Liqueur, Orange bitters
- Absolution — Bénédictine, Maraschino Liqueur, Applejack, Absinthe, Lemon juice
- American Gumption — Bourbon, Applejack, Maraschino Liqueur, Bitters, Orange bitters, Demerara syrup, Orange peel
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