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Podcast: Fermented Adventure The Podcast
Episode: Laird & Company - Vincent Capitolo and Gerard Laird Dunn
Description: This episode features Vincent Capitolo and Gerard Laird Dunn of Laird & Company.
In 1698 Samuel Laird came from Scotland and settled in the new world. He was a well experienced maker of scotch. While grain wasn't plentiful, apples certainly were. This was how the apple jack and apple brandy business was launched. This episode provides us the opportunity to learn how Apple Jack is produced. 1780 is the year that is used as the beginning of Laird & Company becoming a business. Laird's has been witness and a part of the the history of the United States since its inception. Thi...