I tried this neat at room temperature. On this nose, Laird's Applejack reminds me a bit of dark rum, tinged with the tart fruitiness of Granny Smith. It tastes like undersweetened apple pie filling: tart and zingy, with strong notes of vanilla and cinnamon, and finishing with a lingering peppery crispness. It retains some echoes of the cherry booziness of traditional brandy, and also the tarry backnote of molasses that I've detected in rum--which could be offensive if it were too strong, but it's not overbearing here. This wouldn't be my go-to sipper, but it's a welcome on a dark and cool evening.