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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.
We break down what sets these apple-based spirits apart and the bottles to try.
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.
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.
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A Jack Rose is a cocktail containing applejack, grenadine, and lemon or lime juice.It was popular in the 1920s and 1930s, notably appearing in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 classic, The Sun Also Rises, in which Jake Barnes, the narrator, drinks a Jack Rose in the bar of the Hôtel de Crillon while awaiting the arrival of Lady Brett Ashley.
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.
Right but it's not the case that the only relevant comparison is with a distilled beverage. The inability to remove methanol is a disadvantage of applejack compared to e.g. apple brandy, but it isn't a disadvantage compared to cider, wine, beer etc. which are also made without a distillation step.