Laird's 10th Generation Bottled in Bond 5 Yr Apple Brandy
Laird's 10th Generation Bottled in Bond 5 Yr Apple Brandy is the distillery's tribute to its own longevity — 100 proof (50% ABV), aged a minimum of 5 years, bottled in bond, 750mL. Released to mark the tenth generation of the Laird family joining the business, it is a bonded blend of selected barrels of 100% apple brandy, held five years in a government-bonded warehouse. The brand cites a 96-point Wine Enthusiast rating. Order online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 100 proof (50% ABV), bottled in bond
- Size: 750mL
- Age: Minimum 5 years in a bonded warehouse
- Style: 100% apple brandy, blended from selected barrels (Macintosh, Delicious, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious per trade sources)
- Occasion: Released for the tenth generation of the Laird family in the business
- Origin: Scobeyville, New Jersey; distilling since 1780
Ten Generations, One Bonded Bottle
The flagship Straight Apple Brandy is bonded at four years; the 10th Generation takes the same idea one year further and turns it into a family milestone. Nine generations of Lairds built America's oldest licensed distillery on applejack — the tenth generation, represented by Gerard Dunn, gets the commemorative bottling: a minimum five years in oak, a single distillation season, exactly 100 proof. Bonded apple brandy at this age is rare air, and this is Laird's showing what their barrels can do with extra time. Explore the Laird's range and more bonded American brandy.
Tasting Notes
Opens with ripe red apples, toffee, and buttery pastry (the brand's own descriptors), with the extra year adding toasted oak, vanilla, and caramel beneath the fruit. The finish lingers with honeyed baked apple, cinnamon, and clove — warmer and rounder than the 4-year Straight.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a snifter first — this is the bottle to taste the family milestone. It also anchors a top-shelf Jack Rose or an Old Fashioned where the apple brandy is the star, not the mixer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Laird's 10th Generation Apple Brandy?
A limited-release Bottled-in-Bond apple brandy from Laird & Company, aged a minimum of 5 years and bottled at 100 proof to commemorate the tenth generation of the Laird family working in the business.
How is it different from Laird's Straight Apple Brandy?
Both are bonded 100-proof 100% apple brandy, but the 10th Generation is aged a minimum of 5 years (vs. 4), blended as a special commemorative release, and positioned as a premium step up.
What does bottled in bond guarantee?
One distiller, one distillery, one distillation season, aged at least four years in a bonded warehouse, bottled at exactly 100 proof — a federal quality standard since 1897.
A milestone two and a half centuries in the making — order Laird's 10th Generation Bottled in Bond online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.