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of consumers' palates, " she explains.
" Laird's blended applejack functions
much like an 'apple whiskey' and can
easily sub in for whiskey in classic
cocktails. "
Contemporary apple spirits have
progressed in production methods
and quality since the days of jacking
hard cider.
" We begin [production of] our
applejack and apple brandies with fresh
tree-ripened apples, which are pressed
in our cider mill. Our location, near the
base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, offers
close proximity to surrounding orchards. "
Laird's uses Red Delicious, Golden
Delicious, Jonathan, Gala, Fuji, Pink Lady,
Stayman, Winesap and other Virginia
apples. The distillers use only fresh fruit
and never add sugar or flavors.
The juice from the pressed apples
contains natural sugars, which are
naturally converted into alcohol during
fermentation (no need for mashing as
with grain-based spirits). The hard cider
is then distilled. Laird's distillers use a
hybrid still.
The fruit spirits from Laird & Company
sing of their apple origins, with a warm
embrace of alcohol. Time spent aging, as
in used bourbon barrels, adds a harmony
of notes such as vanilla, caramel, butter
and spices.
" We will be offering some additional
products that are finished in our apple
brandy barrels in 2023, " says Dunn.
Aged apple brandy can be appreciated
in cocktails, poured over ice or savored
in a brandy snifter to best appreciate its
aromas and the apple-forward finish on
the palate. Blended applejack presents
a softer, mellower tone since the brandy
is accompanied by neutral grain spirits. It
makes a wonderful addition to cocktails,
punches and culinary recipes.
More than three centuries on, Laird &
Company apple brandy is still robust, as
is the family that created it. Five family
members-of the eighth, ninth, and 10th
generations-help keep the company
strong: Dunn's father, Larrie W. Laird;
a cousin, John Evans Laird III; and her
son and daughter, Gerard Dunn and
Laird Emilie Dunn. In the case of Laird
& Company, the apples don't fall far
from the trees.
lairdandcompany.com
-Annie Tobey
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