apple brandy

Origin of apple brandy

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Nat Turner's insurrection broke out in the region that formerly manufactured vast quantities of apple-brandy.

Thoughts on the Religious Instruction of the Negroes of this Country |William Swan Plumer
Our return to Frederick's Hall was by a more circuitous route, near which was an establishment where apple-brandy was for sale.

The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson |Edward A. Moore
The bottle contained "apple-jack," or apple-brandy, the vilest fluid that ever passed a tippler's gullet.

A Victorious Union |Oliver Optic
She found a flask of apple-brandy, and hurled it against the side of the court-house.

Gabriel Tolliver |Joel Chandler Harris

Finding the coast clear, he beckoned us on to supper and ample potations of apple-brandy.

The Secret Service. |Albert D. Richardson