This summer, we’re rediscovering one of the native spirits of the USA: Apple brandy. Distilled from apples, then aged in barrels, it’s similar in weight and sweetness to a bourbon, but with an ...

The problem with winter is that you can be done with it long before it’s done with you. For me, it always hits around mid-February: That feeling when you wake up and with heavy lids look outside to ...

Most seasons have a signature cocktail. We drink fresh and fruity in the summer, brown and brooding in the winter. But what do we drink in the fall, other than apple cider? Apple cider cocktails.

Using apple brandy instead of Cognac breathes new life and an autumn edge into a classic cocktail. Save this Last Call recipe for cozy nights ’round the fireplace. You can hear it in the trees. The ...

Apple brandy is one of the world’s oldest spirits, and it’s making a long-overdue comeback, thanks to inventive bartenders mixing it up in new—and old—ways. First, an explanation: Apple brandy is not ...

Have you heard of it before? Seen someone order it? Had a bartender regale you with its history? If not, allow me. The Applejack Rabbit dates back to the dark days of Prohibition and highlights apple ...

I have a theory: I think that when someone is talking about living somewhere warm— Phoenix or Los Angeles or something—and says “but I would miss the seasons,” what they’re actually saying is that ...

WITH all the snappy apples -- rosy Rome Beauties, flowery Splendors, tart Pippins -- spilling out of farmers market stalls this time of year, it’s hard to resist dreaming up excuses to buy them by the ...

Brandy has a long history in the U.S., but its popularity took a big hit in the 20th century, partially due to Prohibition. It appears to be making a resurgence. One apple farmer has taken up ...

The Jack Rose is one of those amazingly popular cocktails that… just sort of got lost over time. Before we get into the history of it, know this: The Jack Rose is a Hawaiian Punch for grown-ups. It’s ...