

Garnish with a cherry or an orange twist. A unique blended brandy that retains a hint of the delicate aroma and flavor of the tree-ripened apples form which it was made. Applejack Events Recipes Spirits on sale.

Shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.Ĭombine ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. To do this, s/he places hard cider somewhere where it will freeze, such as on the back step in December. To make Applejack, the person concentrates the hard cider by getting rid of some of the water, which in turn increases the alcohol content of what is left.

Distilled down to an apple Eau de Vie from that cider, we then age the product in 10-gallon charred oak barrels at Van Brunt Stillhouse in Brooklyn, NY. Applejack, known as, Americas First Spirit, has been a part of American culture prior to earning our independence. Applejack is hard (alcoholic) apple cider which has been made even harder. Starting in upstate, NY, we begin with the cider of an early-season blend of local apples. Great for neat or on-the-rocks sipping or mixing into cocktails, this spicy American oak aged apple spirit with a kick especially appeals to whiskey drinkers. Dry cider, since it has a lower sugar content, is more alcoholic (about 7 percent).
