applejack

[ ap-uhl-jak ]

noun

1. Also . a brandy distilled from fermented cider.
2. fermented cider.
3. an alcoholic beverage consisting of the unfrozen liquid that remains after freezing fermented cider.
4. Chiefly North Carolina and British Dialect. an apple turnover.

applejack

/ ˈæpəlˌdʒæk /

noun

1. a brandy made from apples; distilled cider Also calledapplejack brandyapple brandy

Word History and Origins

Origin of applejack¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; apple + jack ¹

Example Sentences

During the Prohibition Era, there were plenty of moonshine operations, of course; America was literally founded by beer brewers and applejack producers, and home-brew was the fuel that propelled us to independence.

From Seattle Times

If we have to choose just one liquor to rely on throughout autumn, it would be applejack whiskey.

From Salon

What’s left is liquid gold: a strong, sweet concentrate of heady apple nectar that can get up to 40% alcohol by volume, and that you and yours refer to as “applejack.”

From Seattle Times

Production is being handled at Laird & Company, the distillery known for its applejack, a family-owned company Summers felt shared his values and standards.

From Washington Post

These coffees are wild and untamed, like sourdough bread starters, each batch as individual and unpredictable as a vat of porch-fermented applejack.

From Seattle Times