Laird & Company

Laird & Company is a distillery located in the Scobeyville section of Colts Neck Township, New Jersey. Founded by Robert Laird, it is the oldest licensed distillery in the United States and received License No. 1 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 1780. Laird has a rectifier and blender license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.[1]

"Laird's" redirects here. For the British shipbuliders, see Cammell Laird.
A "Jack Rose" cocktail is made from Applejack and Grenadine.

Robert Laird, descended from one of Monmouth County's oldest families, served in the Continental Army under George Washington.[2] Washington asked Laird for his recipe for "cyder spirits" before the Revolution.[2] Today, none of the company's production is located in New Jersey. It obtains all its apples from central Virginia and distills its products in North Garden, Virginia.[2] Distilling at its New Jersey facilities ceased in 1972 and Laird's only blends, ages and bottles its products in Scobeyville.[2]

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References
  1. "Wholesale/State Issued Licensee Listing (.xlsx)". New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. July 18, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  2. Harrison, Karen Tina. "Jersey Lightning" New Jersey Monthly July 13, 2009. (accessed July 19, 2012).
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