Once fully aged, Barking Irons hand-labels their bottles of 100-proof Applejack and ships them to various shops, bars, and restaurants around the city and upstate. “I actually went there yesterday to taste the next batch of Applejack.” “I go there regularly,” Phear says of Van Brunt, which is located a few blocks from his home in Caroll Gardens. Here, the distilled cider is aged in charred oak barrels, which impart toasted, vanilla, and spiced notes to the final product. As for the distillery, they work with nearby Van Brunt Distillery, located in Brooklyn. They found partners in a number of apple farms upstate, like Red Jacket Farm. Together with his co-founder, Casey McGrath, the duo built Barking Irons Spirits. “(I felt a) desire to create something authentically New York because I am a New Yorker.” Meet Barking Irons Spirits, an Applejack producer that sources apples from upstate and distills them in Brooklyn. After uncovering the story of Applejack in his readings, he knew what he had to do next. Elliott Phear co-founded this company after taking an interest in the history of spirits. 100 proof and made entirely of apples, this historic hard liquor is harder than cider and sweeter than Calvados.Īlas, the force that was Prohibition coupled with the rising popularity of other large-scale-produced American liquors like whiskey practically wiped out the once-beloved all-American spirit.įast-forward a century and you’ll find a number of Applejack distilleries budding up around the country, one of which is based in New York and uses 100 percent local apples.
The drink was a hit among plebeians and prestigious politicians alike: In the mid-1700s George Washington made the Northeastern spirit himself, and in the 1830s, Abraham Lincoln served it during his brief stint as a tavern owner. Colonists discovered a process that would come to be known as “jacking”-freezing fermented apple cider, then siphoning the liquid that remained (as water freezes before alcohol). It originated in the colonial era and was one of the most popular forms of alcohol among the pilgrims. Harder than cider and sweeter than Calvados, Applejack is a hard liquor made entirely of apples. A classic Subway Car using Applejack in place of whiskey or brandy.
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