Cocktails with Apple Brandy

Apple brandy is distilled from fermented apple cider. American applejack and French calvados are the main styles. Essential for the Jack Rose cocktail.

4 drinks with apple brandy

Apple SpritzProsecco · Elderflower Liqueur · Soda Water
DiamondbackRye Whiskey · Yellow Chartreuse
Pink LadyGin · Lemon Juice · Grenadine
Toffee Apple SourBourbon · Lemon Juice · Simple Syrup

What it tastes like

aroma: Fresh apple, Baked apple, Oak (if aged), Spice
taste: Apple, Oak, Vanilla, Warming, Fruit
finish: Apple, Warm, Dry

History

Americans have made apple brandy since colonial times when apples were abundant. Laird's is America's oldest native spirit (1698). In France, Norman calvados has AOC protection. The Jack Rose made it a cocktail star.