As the leaves start to fall and the cooler weather sets in, Applejack is the new go-to liquor for autumn. Applejack is making a strong surge in the US where distilleries are focusing on local and traditional liquors. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds, and strain into a chilled coupe. This is especially true for Applejack, which typically has higher ABV than Apple Brandy.Ĭheck out some of our favorite Applejack cocktails! Applejack & Apple Brandy PopularityĪpplejack and Apple Brandy have gone through difficult times in the last 70 years–many people in the United States turned their back on brown liquors during the mid-20th century. Add apple brandy, lemon juice, orange juice, and maple syrup to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Older vintages tend to be designed as sippers, whereas newer vintages are often mixed into cocktails.
Additionally, Applejack is often aged in Bourbon barrels, giving it flavors of burnt caramel, vanilla, and spice.Īging time also factors into the taste. However, Applejack traditionally has had a sweeter taste due to the apple varieties grown in the United states compared to those grown in France. Each distillery and orchard adds its own unique flavors through the distillation and aging process. Making apple brandy requires one to round up a fair amount of fruit. An optional 4th step would be to age the distilled brandy in a wood barrel. Once treated the apple juice is fermented and then distilled. After juicing the liquid is treated to remove wild bacteria, which is almost always present on apple skin. The apples are first picked, then washed, crushed, and juiced. How Do Apple Brandy and Applejack Taste?Īpple Brandy and Applejack taste very similar. Making fruit brandy requires 3 steps: Breaking down the fruit and extracting the juice. Applejack or apple brandy is a general style of brandy made using apples. Most Applejack today is produced using traditional distillation methods instead of the jacking process, however the name Applejack continues and will always be associated with this traditional American liquor. The more ice removed, the higher the alcohol content, which makes Applejack much stronger than hard cider. Jacking, or freeze distillation, involves freezing the hard cider and removing the ice (frozen water) from the mixture, which increases the alcohol content. Applejack gets its name from the apples (of course), but also from the jacking process. Unlike its French cousin, Applejack is a truly American liquor. The mixture is then aged in new French Oak barrels, but is often transferred to older casks after a few months to stop the wood from dominating the flavor. Calvados is typically made with cider apples, but it can also be made with pears grown in the same region.Ĭalvados can be distilled with a continuous column still (similar to Armagnac) or double distilled in a copper pot just like cognac. The most common Apple Brandy is called Calvados, which is the Normandy region of France where the liquor originated.
What is Apple Brandy?Īpple Brandy comes from France. pop–they are the same, but each variety has its unique qualities. They are technically the same type of liquor. The Difference between Applejack and Apple Brandy
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