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apple brandy

American  

noun

  1. applejack.


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

The elegant “Pommeau,” an oak-aged apple brandy, marries Finnriver fruit with apples from Orcas Island.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2018

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

There is prime venison for dinner, and a quince tart and good apple brandy.

From Lewis Rand by Johnston, Mary