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* ''applejack can also refer to a Kellogs breakfast cereal'' | * ''applejack can also refer to a Kellogs breakfast cereal'' | ||
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Around 1760, George Washington discovered this unique beverage, asked for and received the Laird family recipe and soon introduced Applejack to the Virginia Colony. | Around 1760, George Washington discovered this unique beverage, asked for and received the Laird family recipe and soon introduced Applejack to the Virginia Colony. | ||
From the [[fermented]] [[juice]], with an [[alcohol]] content of less than ten percent, the concentrated result contains thirty to forty percent [[alcohol]], is slightly sweet, and usually tastes and smells of [[apples]]. Freeze distilling concentrates all of the alcohol by | From the [[fermented]] [[juice]], with an [[alcohol]] content of less than ten percent, the concentrated result contains thirty to forty percent [[alcohol]], is slightly sweet, and usually tastes and smells of [[apples]]. Freeze distilling concentrates all of the alcohol by products of fermentation including ethanol, methanol and fusel alcohols. Distillation by evaporation can separate these as they have different boiling points. Due to the relatively higher cost and lower yield of alcohol produced from [[fruit]] fermentation, commercially produced applejack may be composed of [[apple brandy]] diluted with grain spirits until the drink reaches the desired alcohol content. | ||
The oldest distillery in America is Scobeyville, New Jersey's Laird & Co., a producer of applejack (This is the same Laird family from which George Washington received his recipe). The "Apple Jack" that Laird & Company produces is an apple brandy, produced by distillation by evaporation and blended with neutral spirits. | The oldest distillery in America is Scobeyville, New Jersey's Laird & Co., a producer of applejack (This is the same Laird family from which George Washington received his recipe). The "Apple Jack" that Laird & Company produces is an apple brandy, produced by distillation by evaporation and blended with neutral spirits. | ||
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[[Category:Beverages]] | [[Category:Beverages]] | ||