![]() ![]() I tried three recipes in all and loved every one of them. It has a very nice aroma, nice and beautiful fall-like taste and is delicious. It tastes like whiskey that has been infused with apples, or at least something like that. Anything that made our Founding Fathers happy, probably could make me happy too…right? So armed with a few great recipes, I decided to venture down to the store to find me a bottle.Īpplejack tastes like it sounds is the best way I can put it. Apparently applejack had been VERY popular during Colonial times and was consumed throughout the New England states in large amounts. There, I said it.Īs I read about the rich Applejack history in our country, my interest was more than piqued. ![]() Note: I DO appreciate the recent renaissance in hard cider. Cider that has been fermented and then double distilled, which increases the alcohol content and becomes more “spirit-like.” What was this brandy/cognac/whiskey and why on earth would anyone drink it? People who drink this have be of the same ilk as those that buy “hazlenut infused” coffee beans right? In other words…heretics!!īut, because Ruhlman posted on it, and a few times at that, I figured I would poke around.Īpplejack is essentially (from what I can tell) “hard” hard-cider. So when I saw Michael Ruhlman do a mini-series of cocktail posts on Applejack, I was part flumoxed, part curious, and part scared. I get that its real, but still find it a little hard to comprehend. Reminds me of those that can’t digest milk. I typically equate hard cider with wimpy and/or gluten free drinkers. ![]()
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