apple whiskey
Fruit brandy variant
Apple whiskey is whiskey distilled from fermented apple cider or flavored with apples during or after distillation.
American apple whiskey, particularly applejack, has colonial roots—early settlers fermented apple harvests when grain was scarce.
Modern versions range from traditional pot-distilled spirits to commercial whiskeys with apple flavoring added: She ordered an apple whiskey neat.
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- ciderPressed apple beverage
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- fall harvestSeasonal crop gathering
- copper pot stillMetal distillation vessel
small batch · barrel · charred oak · aged · oak · distilled · sour mash · fermented · fruit · sipping · hooch · harvest · autumn · crisp · amber · smooth · bootleg · corn
- flavored spiritsvanilla vodka, citrus vodka, cherry vodka, lemon vodka, spiced rum
- whiskey drinksmint julep, old fashioned, Irish coffee, hot toddy, Rob Roy
- apple drinkshard cider, sparkling cider, spiced cider, mulled cider
- apple spiritscider brandy
apple whiskeybourbon
Corn-based American spirit
corn whiskey · rye whiskey · malt whiskey · grain whiskey · vodka
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