Traditional Freeze-Concentrated

Reference

Colonial America, New Jersey

ABV20-30%
Sub-styles
ApplejackJackingColonial Apple Brandy

Tasting Notes

Historical descriptor: raw apple, volatile heat, harsh alcohol, fusel oil, concentrated cider character. Not a contemporary tasting note.

Brand Guide

Historical only. Modern equivalents: Laird's Applejack (blended, references tradition), Laird's Straight Apple Brandy (distilled, represents the refinement). No commercial freeze-concentrated product is legally sold in the United States.

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The Story

Colonial America's frozen contraband—concentrated by winter, not copper, yielding rough cider brandy before federal law intervened.