apple brandy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of apple brandy
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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He recommends Armagnac or apple brandy, but if that's not something you typically keep around, I suggest rum rather than buying a bottle of something you won't otherwise enjoy.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022
Plum and peach pits, and the pips and stems of apples and pears, along with locally foraged ingredients like dandelion and tree bark, steep in a base of apple brandy from Orcas Island Distillery.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 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
I don't believe you gave all that apple brandy away.
From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary
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