![]() Here in the Hudson Valley, where it boasts a rich and generations-long tradition, this natural and potent by-product of orchard fruit farming was once revered as cider brandy, apple whiskey, or just plain apple. Johnson, who gifted a case of Laird’s applejack to Soviet premier Alexei Kozygin in 1967. APPLE BRANDY commonly known as Applejack, is once again making a name for itself as a popular American drink. An upstanding appleīrandy with layers of flavor that evolve on the palate. The apple-based spirits from Jersey fruit were an instant Colonial-era hit with George Washington’s troops (one of which was founder Robert Laird himself) and remained so all the way through the presidency of Lyndon B. ![]() Medium body and a warming, involved, long honey onĬrepes and peach preserve finish. Sweet cherry, and nougat with a round, vibrant, fruity Applejack was traditionally produced from the hard cider that was the everyday drink for most Americans in the 18th century. You owe it to yourself to rediscover Laird’s Straight Applejack 86, favored by the founders of our country, and every generation thereafter. The warm, full flavors with overtones of baked apples, caramel and wood from this aged apple brandy give an extra dimension of complexity and body to cocktails. How to Actually Make Applejack You’re going to dump out about two quarts or your apple juice so that you have room for all the sugar we’re going to add. While perfect consumed neat or over ice, it truly shines when used in place of whiskey in traditional cocktails like the Manhattan and Old Fashioned. Seventeen pounds of fresh tree-ripened apples are needed to produce each single bottle. Prior to and post Prohibition, our American Applejack was a straight apple brandy produced at the proof of 86. ![]() Laird’s Straight Applejack 86 represents the return to the Laird family’s historic roots.
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