apple brandy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of apple brandy
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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They use 40 varieties of apples from local pesticide-free apple orchards to create this fresh, fruity apple brandy, aged in French oak barrels for two years.
From Salon • Aug. 29, 2021
But delicate, fragrant fruit brandies, including Quarter Branch apple brandy, are Ms. Harris’s passion.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2021
For fall, the distillery — three miles from the Mount Vernon estate but still part of the attraction — is showing how apple brandy is made.
From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2016
Dinner, served in the vaulted medieval dining room, might be a fish stew, ham cooked in cider, orange segments in fennel and a splash of the local Calvados apple brandy in the sauce.
From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2016
I don't believe you gave all that apple brandy away.
From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary
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