^ abMichael Foley, Drinking with the Saints: The Sinner's Guide to a Holy Happy Hour (2015, ISBN 1621573834): Perhaps the most interesting option is applejack, the first distilled liquor native to North America and a great favorite among the colonists.
^ abcdefSanborn Conner Brown, Wines & Beers of Old New England: A How-to-do-it History (1978, ISBN 0874511488)
^ abKaren Tina Harrison, Jersey Lightning, New Jersey Monthly, July 13, 2009.
^ abLew Nichols, Annie Proulx, Cider: Making, Using & Enjoying Sweet & Hard Cider, 3rd Edition (2015, ISBN 1603428399)
^Scott C. Martin, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol (2015, ISBN 1483331083): The evaporative technique was used when commercial applejack production began.