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Laird & Company is a distillery located in the Scobeyville section of
"Jersey Lightning"
New Jersey Monthly July 13, 2009. (accessed July 19, 2012). Washington asked Laird for his recipe for "cyder spirits" before the Revolution. 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. Distilling at its New Jersey facilities ceased in 1972 and Laird's only blends, ages and bottles its products in Scobeyville.
Laird & Company
(business website) Distilleries in New Jersey American distilled drinks Colts Neck Township, New Jersey {{NewJersey-stub
Laird & Company is a distillery located in the Scobeyville section of Colts Neck Township, New Jersey
Colts Neck Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,957, down from the 10,142 counted in the 2010 census, i ...
. Founded by Robert Laird, it is the oldest licensed distillery
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in the United States
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and received License No. 1 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury
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in 1780. Laird has a rectifier and blender license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
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Robert Laird, descended from one of Monmouth County's oldest families, served in the Continental Army under George Washington.Harrison, Karen Tina"Jersey Lightning"
New Jersey Monthly July 13, 2009. (accessed July 19, 2012). Washington asked Laird for his recipe for "cyder spirits" before the Revolution. 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. Distilling at its New Jersey facilities ceased in 1972 and Laird's only blends, ages and bottles its products in Scobeyville.
See also
*Alcohol laws of New Jersey
The state laws governing alcoholic drinks in New Jersey are among the most complex in the United States, with many peculiarities not found in other states' laws. They provide for 29 distinct liquor licenses granted to manufacturers, wholesale ...
* List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey
This is a list of wineries, breweries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries in the state of New Jersey in the United States. , there are 51 wineries, 114 breweries, 18 brewpubs, 22 distilleries, 3 cideries and 1 meadery that are licensed and in ...
* New Jersey wine
The production of wine in New Jersey has increased significantly in the last thirty years with the opening of new wineries. Beginning in 1981, the state legislature relaxed Prohibition-era restrictions and crafted new laws to facilitate the grow ...
* New Jersey distilled spirits
The production of distilled spirits in New Jersey has not been a large industry in the state. Strict alcoholic beverage control laws in place during and after Prohibition (1919–1933) prevented the industry from growing for almost a century. In ...
* New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
The New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Division of ABC or, simply, ABC) is an agency of the government of the state of New Jersey that regulates commerce in alcoholic beverages in that state.
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* Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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References
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Laird & Company
(business website) Distilleries in New Jersey American distilled drinks Colts Neck Township, New Jersey {{NewJersey-stub