Fashion was trained by Robert Laird’s son, Samuel, and jockeyed by Samuel’s nephew Joseph Tilton. This laborious process increases the alcohol percentage of a fermented product so that it approaches or exceeds the threshold to be considered a spirit. Loyalty price: 27.98 Sign up-+ Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 1.75 l. This allowed the spirit to pick up just a hint of honey on the taste, and a pale coloration that is actually reminiscent of the pears it was made from. Lairds Applejack is a blend of 35 apple brandy and 65 neutral spirits that possesses a hint of apple flavor and aroma. Origin tales of the Old-Fashioned abound, and Lisa has her own tale to contribute, centered on a famous racing horse named Fashion that won the great North-South race in 1842 and set a world record in the process. Applejack Events Recipes Spirits on sale. Much of the flavor had been extracted from the wood, allowing the spirit to mature with wood extract.

We choose our oldest barrels that had previously been used for Bourbon and then our Applejack. More like a bourbon whiskey than a brandy, Cornelius Applejack is a fantastic gluten-free alternative to rye and bourbon. From the fermented juice, with less that 10 alcohol content, the concentrated result has about or 30 to 40 percent alcohol (i.e., 60 to 80 proof), is slightly sweet, and tastes and usually smells of apples. While the unaged version was good, after some experimentation it was decided to add a new twist to the old classic by letting the spirit rest in barrels for a little over 6 months. The term 'applejack' derives 'jacking', used as a term for freeze distillation. Pear Brandy started as a nod to Poire Williams, an unaged Pear Brandy that is made exclusively of the Williams (Bartlett) Pear. It smells strongly of plum and tastes like blue if colors had taste (or so our distiller says). The final product never touches oak - instead it is rested in stainless steel or glass for 3-6 months and bottled at 80 proof. It is made with 100% heritage blue plums and fermented using the whole fruit. Plum Brandy is our nod to the little know Slavic spirit, Slivovtiz. It is done in a French Calvados style, representing a blend of over a dozen apple varieties and finished in toasted red wine barrels to offer a completely different mouth feel and finish than most American spirits finished in charred Bourbon Barrels. Shop the Minibar Delivery App for the best selection of wine, liquor, beer, and more - delivered directly to your door in as little as 30 to 60 minutes. Apple Brandy is aged in used Red Wine Barrels from one of the Finger Lakes better known wineries.

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