The Jack Rose, Applejack, and America’s First Distilling Family | Lisa Laird Dunn
Why This Episode Matters
Lisa Laird Dunn shares the story of America’s oldest distilling family and how Laird’s helped shape the history of Applejack in the United States.
This conversation connects cocktails, New Jersey history, and the survival of a multi-generation family business through Prohibition, downturns, and the modern cocktail revival.
Mark and Francis get deep into what makes a Jack Rose great, why ingredients matter, and how Applejack found its way back into serious cocktail culture.
One of the most compelling parts of the episode is Lisa’s account of how her family bought the…
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