![]() ![]() This caused me to investigate the 1913 edition of Websters Dictionary - which is now in the public domain. I initially started with WordNet, but then realised that it was missing many types of words/lemma (determiners, pronouns, abbreviations, and many more). The dictionary is based on the amazing Wiktionary project by wikimedia. ![]() And since I already had a lot of the infrastructure in place from the other two sites, I figured it wouldn't be too much more work to get this up and running. I had an idea for a website that simply explains the word types of the words that you search for - just like a dictionary, but focussed on the part of speech of the words. Both of those projects are based around words, but have much grander goals. Strain into cocktail glasses or serve on the rocks.For those interested in a little info about this site: it's a side project that I developed while working on Describing Words and Related Words. Measure all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice, and shake thoroughly until very cold. If you've got a bottle of the basic Laird's lying around, and aren't all that interested in it, mix up a few batches of these for your holiday party! Elizabeth Allspice Dram around for some time, and wanted to try it and liked the idea of 3 different forms of apple "juice" going into it. A couple of years ago I was asked to devise a new cocktail for a promo appearance for a concert (in which I was appearing), and here it it. I've always found the garden variety Laird's a great blender, and when I fell in love with vintage cocktails back in 2004 or so, sought out a superior grenadine so I could have a proper Jack Rose (Routin 1883's "Grenade" is made from pomegranate, and is excellent). I came to your blog thanks to a Hot Scotch and Lemon reference (I'm a Wodehouse buff), but was quickly ensnared by your reportage on applejack et al.! I'm a fan of the plain old Laird's, and have been since I first discovered calvados' charms back in the 80s, when I couldn't afford it. Unlike the term "straight," which is only defined with regard to whiskey, the term "bottled in bond" applies to any distilled spirit, so you know that any bottled in bond brandy has no additives, is at least four years old and was distilled in a single season by a single distiller. There are also some bottled in bond apple brandies on the market. There is no similar requirement for straight brandy, so technically, straight brandy could be younger than two years old and have additives (just as other brandy can). With regard to whiskey, "straight" means that it must be at least two years old and is prohibited from having any added coloring or flavoring. There is no definition of "straight brandy" or straight anything other than whiskey for that matter. It appears that, similar to the way it is used in whiskey, the applejack producers are using "straight applejack" to mean "not blended." Here's the curious thing though, as used in the regulations, the term "straight" only applies to whiskey. There is also something called "blended applejack" which, much like blended whiskey, is a blend of at least 20% apple brandy with grain neutral spirits. New Whiskey Labels: Amrut, Bushmills and Moreĭuring my Apple Brandy week tasting, I noticed that Laird's and Arkansas Black make something called "straight applejack" or "straight apple brandy," but what is that? To find out, it's time to open up the TTB Regulations, the federal regulations that govern distilled spirits.Īpplejack is simply another name for apple brandy. ![]() Apple Brandy Week: Copper & Kings Apple Brandy.Apple Brandy Week: Somerset 20 Year Old Cider Brandy.Brandy Law: What is Straight Applejack?. ![]()
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