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Laird & Company is a distillery located in the Scobeyville section of Colts Neck Township, New Jersey. Founded by Robert Laird, it is the oldest licensed distillery in the United States and received License No. 1 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 1780. Laird has a rectifier and blender license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.〔New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC license update" (April 16, 2013). Retrieved April 16, 2013.〕 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 Virginia's Shenandoah Valley and distills its products there.〔 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 * List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey * New Jersey wine * New Jersey distilled spirits * New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control * Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laird & Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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