Straight Apple Brandy
ReferenceNew York, Virginia, New Jersey
Famous For
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1941 (Suffering Bastard)
Gin and brandy walk into a war zone. Ginger beer brings them home.
A. J.
Two ingredients. Applejack meets grapefruit and nothing else is needed.
After Dinner Cocktail
In an era when cocktails had functional names, this one told you exactly when to drink it — and a hundred years later, the advice still holds.
ABV40-50%
Sub-styles
Tasting Notes
Baked apple, cinnamon, charred oak, vanilla, full-bodied, tannin grip, warm finish.
Brand Guide
Well
Entry
Laird's Straight Apple Brandy ($25). Call/
Mid
Copper and Kings American Apple Brandy ($35)
Premium
Laird's 7.5-Year Straight ($45), Stark Spirits. Top Shelf/Craft: Catoctin Creek Watershed Apple Brandy, Westford Hill Spirits aged expressions
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The Story
America's oak-aged apple spirit, built like whiskey, tasting like orchard and barrel in equal measure.