Mac'S Applejack, Finger Lakes Distilling

• Small batch applejack produced by Finger Lakes Distilling in Burdett, New York • Blend of 75% aged apple brandy distilled from local table apple varieties and 25% neutral grain spirit distilled from New York-grown Yellow Dent corn • Produced using water sourced from aquifers around Seneca Lake, the deepest lake in New York • Open top fermented • Distilled in a 25-foot Vendome copper column still and thumper • Apple brandy component aged 4–6 years in ex–bourbon barrels previously used to age McKenzie bourbon; non-age statement • A full bushel of apple varieties on the nose—red apple skin, sweet yellow apple, and green apple juice—precedes a warm, creamy palate of apple pie, cinnamon, and vanilla with a hint of licorice root and strawberry jam on the finish • NY Farm Distillery License Eligible • Non-chill filtered; 45% ABV Though US law stipulates that applejack—an adjunct apple brandy synonymous with the earliest American spirits—may contain as little as 20% aged or unaged apple distillate, Mac’s Applejack honors the bountiful orchard harvests of the Finger Lakes Region with a generous base of 75% 4–6-year-old apple brandy distilled from local New York table varieties and is bolstered by Finger Lakes Distilling’s own corn spirit. Try it in a Jack Rose or an American Trilogy cocktail!