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1. www.foodandwine.com › calvados-brandy-guide-8638558What Is Calvados? A Guide to French Apple Brandy - Food & Wine

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   Apr 26, 2024 · Drouin says this appellation applies to the smallest area where most producers make Calvados with more pears than apples — at least 30% pear juice is required. The Calvados must be distilled...

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3. www.liquor.com › calvados-brandy-guide-7972677What Is Calvados? A Guide to France’s Famous Apple Brandy

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   Sep 21, 2023 · Calvados with the Pays d’Auge label must undergo double distillation in a copper pot still, which creates a rich profile and mouthfeel. Although they can be distilled with a maximum of 30% perry (made from pears), they generally will include a much smaller percentage and often none at all.

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4. onthesauceagain.com › 26 › a-quick-guide-to-calvadosA Quick Guide to Calvados - On the Sauce Again

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   Jan 26, 2024 · Calvados is a type of French brandy or eau de vie made mainly from apples, although some pears can also be used. The fruits differ from the ones we eat, and the apples come in four varieties: Sweet (fragrant & sweet, contributes to a higher ABV), Bittersweet (both sweet & tannic, dominant kind), Bitter (more tannins, adds body) and Acidic (adds ...

5. www.wineenthusiast.com › culture › spiritsEverything You Need to Know About Calvados, France’s Historic ...

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   Jun 6, 2023 · Calvados isn’t distilled from wine grapes, however. It begins as cider. While a small percentage of perry pears is permitted, the base cider is made primarily from apples.

6. www.decanter.com › spirits › calvados-a-beginnersCalvados: A beginner’s guide and eight to try - Decanter

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   • 30&40 Extra Old 10 Year Old Calvados. Independent bottler 30&40 has a single cask range and a range of blends. This is a blend of four Calvadoses from three producers, aged between 10 and 28 years.
   • Avallen Calvados. This is a young Calvados and very approachable. You’ll find notes of crisp, light apples overlaid with floral notes. It’s great for mixing into a cocktail or spritz.
   • Christian Drouin Caroni Angels Calvados. This Calvados is matured in oak for 17 years before soaking in former Caroni rum casks for a further eight months.
   • Didier Lemorton 30 Year Old Domfrontais Calvados. Domfrontais Calvados is harder to find in the UK, but thankfully this is a fine example and good value too.

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   Feb 9, 2023 · The base of the cider is primarily produced with apples, although a certain quantity of pears is allowed in the mix. The different types of apples are harvested and pressed into a juice that is fermented into a dry cider. It is then distilled into eau de vie. After aging in old oak casks, it can be sold.

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   Can Calvados be distilled with Pears?

   • Calvados with the Pays d’Auge label must undergo double distillation in a copper pot still, which creates a rich profile and mouthfeel. Although they can be distilled with a maximum of 30% perry (made from pears), they generally will include a much smaller percentage and often none at all.

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   Is Calvados distilled from wine grapes?

   • Calvados isn’t distilled from wine grapes, however. It begins as cider. While a small percentage of perry pears is permitted, the base cider is made primarily from apples. These must be grown in Normandy, where more than 200 varieties are cultivated. Producers can use four types of apples: sweet, bittersweet, bitter and bittersharp.

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   Is calvados a distilled apple cider?

   • At its most basic level, Calvados is a distilled apple cider—though it can also be made with perry, cider’s pear counterpart. Like other French products including Champagne, cognac, and Camembert, it has an Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC), a strict set of rules that limit where and how it can be produced.

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   What fruit is Calvados made from?

   • Calvados is made mostly from apples, with an allowance for a small amount of perry pears, a term used for small, tannin-packed pear varieties used to make cider. All fruit used also must be grown in Normandy.

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   What does Calvados taste like?

   • At its core, Calvados is distilled cider, so you can expect those apple flavors, plus some pear, to really shine. As Drouin mentions, Calvados is a vehicle for the terroir of different apple and pear varieties. Apples might be bitter, bittersweet, sweet, or sharp, and producers can play with different varieties to find a unique balance.

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   Is calvados a brandy?

   • Calvados is a type of apple brandy that comes from France. To be a Calvados, the brandy must be produced in the Calvados region of France with apples (and sometimes pears) from Calvados. Calvados vs Armagnac, what is the difference? Calvados is made from Calvados apples and Armagnac is made from 10 varieties of white grapes.

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   Calvados is a brandy distilled from apple cider or a combination of apples and pears. The fermented juice is usually double distilled to create the base of the brandy, which is then aged, and finally blended.