Applejack Brandy, Small Batch

• Aged apple brandy produced by Starlight Distillery in Starlight, Indiana
• Distilled from 100% estate-grown apples from the Huber family orchards
• 7–8-day closed-top fermentation in stainless steel
• Twice-distilled in an 80-gallon Christian Carl copper pot still
• Aged 4 years in new, charred American oak casks
• Tart, green apple, saltwater taffy, and caramel on the nose; a pleasant, rounded texture speaks to its small batch pot distillation, carrying notes of cedar, yellow apple, allspice, and galangal with limestone minerality
• 41.5% ABV

One of the largest growers of apples in Indiana with over 20 varieties in their 30-plus-acre orchard, this apple brandy is a blend of single variety distillates blended, aged, and bottled on the Huber family estate. While US law stipulates that applejack may contain as little as 20% apple distillate, Starlight produces their applejack from 100% estate-grown apples, lending an opulence more akin to Calvados than many domestic “jacked” blends.

Tasting Notes

Before there was bourbon, there was applejack—America’s first spirit. Starlight Small Batch Applejack Brandy is an aged apple brandy produced by Starlight Distillery in Starlight, Indiana. One of the largest growers of apples in Indiana with over 20 varieties in their 30-plus-acre orchard, this farm to bottle apple brandy is a blend of single variety distillates blended, aged, and bottled on the Huber family estate.

Eating and cooking apples see a 7–8-day fermentation before each cider is distilled twice in an 80-gallon Christian Carl copper pot still. Aged 4 years in new, charred American oak casks, the finished brandy displays tart, green apple, saltwater taffy, and caramel on the nose. A pleasant, rounded texture speaks to its small batch pot distillation, carrying notes of cedar, yellow apple, allspice, and galangal with limestone minerality.

While US law stipulates that applejack may contain as little as 20% apple distillate, Starlight produces their applejack from 100% estate-grown apples, lending an opulence more akin to Calvados than domestically “jacked” blends. Enjoy it in a simple highball with cider or tonic, or try it in a classic Jack Rose cocktail! 41.5% ABV.

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