It’s 35% apple brandy and 65% grain neutral spirits. When other distilleries and breweries shut down during Prohibition, some never to return, Laird and Company was granted a federal license under the Prohibition Act to produce apple brandy for “medicinal purposes.”Īpplejack, however, is not just an apple brandy. Around 1760, Applejack caught the fancy of one George Washington, who requested their recipe. According to their website, they first started production of Applejack in Monmouth County, New Jersey in 1698. Laird and Company has an impressive history.
I headed out to my local liquor store to pick up a small bottle of Kaluha, but, as I was about to check out, a small bottle of Laird’s Applejack caught my eye. As the snow fell outside my door (in October!), I yearned for something liquid to keep me warm.
