Apple Jack Non Apple Flavors?

[MindenMan]

I have just got to ask, if anyone has a similar flavor situation occurring in their apple jack; adding a concentrate other than straight apple to apple. What I mean is since (in my experience) other frozen juice concentrates are not just what they are supposed to be: apple-cherry FJC has grape juice, and pear juice, and a couple of other juices/additives and the last ingredient was cherry juice/concentrate. Apple cranberry was basically the same, except cranberry. What I am trying to ask is: has anybody else experienced a "brandy" sort of flavor in their apple jack when using additional juice concentrates that have any kind of grape juice in them? Not that I really mind the "brandy" essence in my apple jack, I am more interested in an apple eau de vie along the line of a Calvados apple brandy, than a cheap wanna be cognac.

 

[MindenMan]

Nobody? Somebody out there knows I am talking about.

 

[paperairplane]

So if I follow, when you add flavors other than apple to your apple jack - you get flavors other than apple.

 

[Chris_The_Rogue]

I'm not sure your going to get much of an answer on that one. Ive noticed that when someone suggests using frozen concentrate to make cider there is almost always a "Don't do that, use the real stuff" response. And personally if I was going to go threw the extra effort of freeze concentration, I would make it a point to start with the highest quality juice I can find.
That said, This sounds like the chance for a cool experiment to me. Make a few one gallon batches of cider made with different ingredients and see what you get. I would imagine that the flavor you are after would be a matter of either grape juice ( what types of grapes give what flavor? ) or perhaps oak chips in secondary.

 

[MindenMan]

There are many of us that make great tasting ciders using FAJC, that was not my point; apple-cherry juice concentrate contains a whole more than just apple and cherry. I actually am making different juice combinations 1 gallon at a time, and this is the first time I have noticed a "brandy" like after taste.

 

[Chris_The_Rogue]

Sorry if I phrased that poorly. I'm not telling you not to use FJC, after all most of the juice you buy in the store is from concentrate anyways.
But I do belive grape juice and oak chips are the key to recreating that specific brandy flavor you were asking about.