FINE SPIRIT & LIKÖR DISTILLERY
HOUSE OF APPLEJAY
Local to the Ellijays
Fine Spirits & Likör Distillery!
House of Applejay sets the standard for all-natural spirits and liqueurs in the American South. Crafted in the North Georgia mountains for unhurried moments, they’re made to be shared with friends—no bartending experience required for amazing cocktails. Whether you’re discovering something new or returning to a favorite, each visit leaves you lingering just a little longer.
Signature Product
APPLEJAY FROM ELLIJAY!
In the North Georgia mountains, good drinks don’t need embellishment. Time slows, flavors stand on their own, and the glass speaks for itself. Applejay from Ellijay is a pure expression of sweet apples—nothing added, nothing masked. No cinnamon, no spice, no baked notes. Just clean, natural apple flavor, meant to be enjoyed neat, over ice, or in a cocktail. It pairs beautifully with cheese, simple fare, and long afternoons—and makes a Georgia Iced Tea especially refreshing and easy to love. For visitors, Applejay isn’t just a pour—it’s the house signature. A quiet expression of place, best shared, sipped slowly, and remembered long after the last drop.
LOCAL To The Ellijays
Exceptional Vodkas and Liqueurs
In the North Georgia mountains, our women-owned distillery produces small-batch, all-natural spirits inspired by local peaks and traditions. Our vodkas, named after real area mountains like Mt. Frozen Knob Vodka and Mt. Grassy Knob Naturally Sweet Grass Flavored Vodka, stand out for their smoothness and purity.
Our liqueurs, including the bold old-style Mt. Wildcat old-style juniper liqueur—Gold Medal winner at the 2024 New York World Spirits Competition—and Winter Cherry Mountain liqueur —Double Gold at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition—deliver distinctive flavors ideal on the rocks or in cocktails.
Liqueur — or Likör, as it was first called — is a spirit traditionally infused with fruits, herbs, or spices to create layers of flavor and aroma. Its origins date back to 13th-century Italy, where apothecaries began sweetening distilled spirits for both taste and medicine. Among the earliest was Arnoldus Villanovanus, physician to several popes, whose spiced brandy elixirs are considered the first true liqueurs in history.
Our History of Likör Tour invites you to explore this rich legacy — from the earliest alchemists to modern Appalachian craft — and discover how centuries of tradition shaped the art of liqueur making.
Only in THE ELLIJAYS
The ART of
Likör Making
THE BLOG ABOUT
DISTILLING & CULTURE
DISTILLERY
HISTORY TOURS & EVENTS
AMBRU CAMPAIGN
American Heritage
One thing that sets House of Applejay apart from other distilleries is its commitment to advocacy. As a founding member of the AmBRu Campaign, Caroline Porsiel is dedicated to safeguarding American Brandy and American Rum, two of the nation’s most iconic spirits. The campaign aims to ensure that these spirits receive the same recognition and protection as Bourbon, which was granted by Congress in 1964.
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