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Laird's great-grandson, Robert Laird, who served in the Continental Army, incorporated Laird's Distillery in 1780, [4] after previously operating a tavern. [5] The oldest licensed applejack distillery in the United States, Laird & Company of Scobeyville, New Jersey , was until the 2000s the country's only remaining producer of applejack, and ...
Laird & Company is a distillery located at 1 Laird Road in the Scobeyville section of Colts Neck Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.Founded by Robert Laird, it is the oldest licensed distillery in the United States and received License No. 1 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 1780.
Applejack tends to be brighter and more fruit-forward. The flavor and aroma profile of apple brandy depends greatly on factors like the type of apples used in its production and how the spirit is ...
Laird is the nation's only remaining producer of applejack. Presently none of the company's distilling takes place in New Jersey. Laird's obtains all its apples from Virginia's Shenandoah Valley and distills its products in Virginia. Distilling at its New Jersey facilities ceased in 1972 and Laird's blends, ages and bottles its products in ...
Laird's Applejack. Applejack — technically a brandy, as it's made from fruit — is a pure joy to sip on when it's cold out. The mild proof means it's very easy to sip on, and the apple ...
Samuel's father, Robert Laird (7 April 1758 – 3 June 1811), established Laird & Company, a distillery adjacent to the tavern and operated it from 1780 until his death in 1811. Cited as the oldest licensed distillery in the United States, Laird & Company produced and sold applejack from this location until the distillery burned to the ground ...
This was a separate enterprise from the Laird applejack operation and the main office was on Broadway in New York; but housed at the site of the same cider mill which produced the applejack. The milk had a nationwide advertising budget. [25] In 1932, the Laird Farm brought suit against another company which copied their specific apple shaped jug.
Across the Hudson River in New Jersey, the oldest producer of Applejack in the country has been handed down through ten generations and can be found in bars across the state, fueled by a renewed interest in older style cocktails. [41] As of 2013 there are more than 20 producers in the state of New York, with more expected in the years to come.