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• Ingredients
• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Attention:this article is intended for persons over 18 years of age.

Applejack, or apple brandy, is a drink that combines brandy (a distilled strong alcoholic wine drink), apples, cinnamon, and wine. Connoisseurs of this sweet, spicy drink love to enjoy it after dinner because of its taste similar to apple pie. Follow these steps to make an apple brandy and enjoy it with your friends. Do not confuse this drink with the cartoon character of the same name, Applejack.

Ingredients

• 2 cups red apples, peeled and chopped
• 3 cinnamon sticks, 7.62 cm each
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) water
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups (480 ml) cognac
• 3 cups (720 ml) dry white wine

Steps

1. 1 Peel and chop 2 cups of red apples.
2. 2 Place the chopped apples, 3 cinnamon sticks, and 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of water in a saucepan and stir.
3. 3 Turn on medium heat and heat apples, cinnamon, and water for 10 minutes. Cover the mixture with a lid while heating.
4. 4 Add 2 1/2 cups (580 ml) sugar and stir. Continue stirring over the heat until the sugar dissolves.
5. 5 Turn off the heat and set the mixture aside to cool.
6. 6 Take a large glass sealed container.
7. 7 Pour 2 cups of vodka into a container and then mix with the apple, cinnamon and sugar mixture.
8. 8 Toss 3 cups (720 ml) dry white wine with the apple and brandy mixture.
9. 9 Place the container with all the ingredients in a dark and cool place.
   • Shake the container every 3 days to combine the ingredients.
10. 10 Wait 3 weeks. Patience is essential to making this drink.
    • After three weeks, open the glass container and strain the contents through a double layer of cheesecloth.
11. 11 Pour the strained mixture into a glass bottle and close it well.
12. 12 Place the strained mixture in a cool, dark place.
13. 13 Wait 2 weeks. Again, patience is an important part of the process.
14. 14 Open the bottle and enjoy a delicious glass of homemade apple brandy.

Tips

• Apple brandy was a popular drink during the early colonization of the United States and was the favorite drink of Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, William Henry Harrison, and Lyndon B. Johnson.
• Brandy can usually be 35-60 degrees ABV.
• The distinctive aroma of apple brandy makes it a popular addition to many dishes. It can be added to desserts such as cakes, ice cream or tarts, icing that gives a special flavor to ham or pork chops.
• Apple brandy is often used as an ingredient in many popular cocktails such as Manhattan or Old Fashioned, which require distilled alcohol to be added.
• Brandy was often used as an ingredient in patented medicines in the 19th century. The drugs had dubious medicinal properties, but the addition of distilled alcohol made them very popular.
• The cooking time for this recipe is 36 days.
• The word "brandy" comes from the Dutch word "brandewijn", which means "burnt wine". And this name, in turn, comes from the method of making brandy - the coloring of pure distilled alcohol with burnt (caramelized) sugar, which is the characteristic aroma and color of the brandy.

Warnings

• Too much apple brandy can cause severe intoxication, so consume this drink in moderation.

What do you need

• Pan
• Plate
• Glass container
• Glass bottle
• Gauze