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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.
A bottle of blended apple brandy, along with a Jack Rose, a cocktail made with applejack. Applejack is a strong alcoholic drink produced from apples.Popular in the American colonial era, the drink's prevalence declined in the 19th and 20th centuries amid competition from other spirits.
Laird's is the only remaining producer of applejack in the United States. The production of distilled spirits in New Jersey has not been a large industry in the state . Strict alcoholic beverage control laws in place during and after Prohibition (1919–1933) prevented the industry from growing for almost a century.
We break down what sets these apple-based spirits apart and the bottles to try.
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The following is a list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey, including the town and county where the establishment is located, the year when the business first sold to the public wine, beer, or liquor that it produces, the type of ABC license that the business has, and the number of cases or barrels produced annually.
The earliest known successful orchard in America began in Massachusetts Bay Colony near what is today modern Boston. [9] New England was successful in producing the first viable apples, evidenced by the fact that the oldest known and named apple varieties come from Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, and Providence Plantation.
Laird & Company: Colts Neck Township, New Jersey: Distillery [52] [53] [54] 1782 Levi Garrett: New York City (found.) Chewing tobacco [55] [56] Now a brand of the American Snuff Company. 1783 Rawle & Henderson LLP: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Law firm [57] 1784 D. Landreth Seed Company: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) Seeds [58] [59] [60 ...