applejack

English

Etymology

apple +‎ jack, referring to the increase in alcohol concentration due to freeze distillation.

Noun

applejack (countable and uncountable, plural applejacks)

An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.

Translations

Alcoholic drink

German: Applejack m
Japanese: アップルジャック (appurujakku)
Russian: я́блочная во́дка f (jábločnaja vódka)

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