Laird’s Applejack, an American Liquor Since 1698!

Fascinated to learn that Laird’s Applejack, a tasty liquor still available nowadays was made in the Americas beginning in 1698! In the fine print is also the info that around 1760 George Washington obtained the recipe and arranged to distill it for the imbibing citizens of Virginia. Producers of one of my fave TV shows, “Turn: Washington’s Spies,” could practically do product placement of Laird’s on their show!

In the opening scenes of the 1935 comedy “Man on the Flying Trapeze” starring W.C. Fields, one night in the wee hours two burglars break in to the basement of Fields’ house. His wife sends him downstairs to confront the ruffians, only to discover they’ve found his supply of home-brewed applejack, and have forgot all about thieving. Fields and a local cop join them in the tippling and the quartet are soon singing the classic “On the Banks of the Wabash.” See a six-minute video clip of it below. I like applejack—Laird’s in my case—because it tastes to me like a sort of combo of a whiskey and a brandy. Highly recommended sippin’ if you enjoy this sort of beverage!

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  1. Chris Collman says:

    Hi Phil,
    A 2nd cousin, Irini Rockwell is writing her 3rd book. This one is less metaphysical and more about our family that was in Turkey. Would you send me an email. She sent out an appeal to family and had an attachment that was meant for an editor. I thought of you!

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