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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.
Jan 26, 2024 · The common tasting notes include cooked apples and pears, oak spice, vanilla, honey, butterscotch, walnut and even leather. The older the Calvados, the deeper the flavours will be. Like with whisky, several spirits will be blended to create the perfect balance of flavours and aromas.
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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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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Furthermore, pears can be used in Pays d’Auge calvados but may not exceed 30% of the final product. Any additional flavourings are extremely limited and the cider must have spent six weeks fermenting before it can be distilled into an eau-de-vie.
Apr 19, 2023 · For Sassy Fine Calvados, a young fruity brandy is distilled using a column still to give the eau de vie a fresh, clean fruit taste. For the XO , an older, drier cider is distilled and blended with several eau-de-vie ageing from six to 10 years to create a richer, more complex spirit.
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Jul 1, 2024 · The requirements are a minimum of 30% pears in the cider build, the spirit must be distilled using a column still, and aged for a minimum of three years before being bottled and sold. Domfrontais’ inclusion of pears alongside apples creates a flavor profile that is both fruity and floral.