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There is also applejack, which is apple brandy, but named differently because it used to be made differently. Instead of using a still, they'd leave it out in t
by mcdonje 5y ago
There is also applejack, which is apple brandy, but named differently because it used to be made differently. Instead of using a still, they'd leave it out in the winter. Ice would form on the top, which would get tossed away, and the brandy would be what's left at the bottom. Now, even if it's called applejack, they use stills for healthcode reasons.
- denton-scratch 5y agoThanks, I forgot about "applejack". I didn't know it was a kind of brandy (Calvados is basically brandy). And I certainly didn't know it was traditionally made by freezing out the water. I thought it was just another name for fermented apple-juice. So I am now better-informed (HN is a good place to get better-informed!)