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Laird's Straight Applejack Bottled in Bond
Laird's Straight Apple Brandy is 100% apple brandy aged for a minimum of three years in charred oak casks. The term bottled in bond refers to its being...
Tommy Tsang
4th February 2025 at 00:37
I want to ask a stupid question, do I still need to buy a Calvados if I already have a Laird’s?
4th February 2025 at 07:12
That depends on which Laird's you have and what you're after. If you have the bottled-in-bond Laird's on this page, then yes, I'd buy a bottle of calvados. You'll find they are very different brandies.
9th May 2024 at 00:04
This is the first applejack or calvados I’ve bought for home but it’s a lot of fun to use in cocktails if you’re the type of person who enjoys brown liquor and apples. It works well for making cocktails ant this % and imparts a lovely apple essence to everything I’ve tried.
13th July 2022 at 02:03
You just can't beat this as a uniquely American expression of apple brandy. It's not Calvados and it's not meant to be. For me, so many Calvados taste too intensely of the apple skin (i.e, the part that sensible people peel off and throw out when eating the apple) but this one just has the right touch of the skin for depth and earthiness.
19th August 2025 at 02:53
I'm guessing you don't like crab apples?