![]() Perhaps it was the hiatus of Applejack production during the Second World War that contributed to my declining popularity. I was the favorite cocktail of author John Steinbeck.īy the time the late 1940’s/early 50’s rolled around, my popularity began to dwindle. Across the country, Humphrey Bogart enjoyed drinking me at the Players restaurant, in Hollywood, CA. Folks like Errol Flynn enjoyed sipping me while hanging out at the 21 Club, in New York. I’m reminded that applejack was the only alcoholic beverage allowed within the mansions walls. I was most popular during the early part of the 20th century, from about the late teens through the late 30’s, though anecdotal evidence suggests I’ve been around since at least the 1880’s, where at 840 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY stood the mansion of Mr. Last, but certainly not least, I extend an invitation for you, gentle reader, to discover me yourself, with some suggestions of different spirits, or different grenadines or citrus to be tried. Read how various folks have interpreted how to create me. Maybe you’ll understand a bit better what it is I’m made of. Here I invite you to peruse through a quick history of myself. If you go ahead and use instead one of this generations version of Apple brandy, barrel aged and micro-distilled that’s now available, or a French cousin of mine, Calvados, substitute lemon for the lime, the same superlatives (“Sweetish, with tart overtones and…smooth”) can easily be used. Sweetish, with tart overtones and…smooth if I do say so myself. No one flavor stands above the other, the color is sublime, and both the aroma and taste deceptively awesome. If you make me with Laird’s blended applejack, a quality pomegranate syrup and fresh squeezed Lime juice, shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass, whew boy! I’m the essence of simplicity and alchemy. You see, properly made, I’m one of the smoothest concoctions around. Well, if you’re willing to sit for a spell, I’ll tell you. ![]() I’ve been included time and again in the next generation of tomes involving liquid libations. I’m a virtual unknown for the majority of my years in existence. ![]() I’ve existed as long or longer than most of the so called ‘classic’ cocktails.
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