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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.
- Opening A Bottle of Calvados
- How to Drink Calvados
- How Did Calvados originate?
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Calvados bottles are usually sealed with a wax seal on the stopper. On older bottles, the seal can harden with time, but most often, the wax seal is not the ‘easy peel’ type you’ll find on designer liqueur or spirits. To break the hard wax seal, all you have to do is tap the seal with the handle of a heavy knife. You’ll have to estimate where the s...
While there is no right or wrong way to drink a particular drink or spirit, there are some guidelines you should follow to heighten the experience. Calvados is usually served at room temperature and consumed as a digestif, but sometimes it is also an apératif. Unlike whiskey or brandy, Calvados is best not chilled because they would not evaporate a...
Calvados, or calva, as it’s lovingly known among the people of Normandy, traces its history back four centuries. Gilles Picot, Lord de Gouberville, mentions the drink in a document dating back to 1553. In 1603 a guild was established to regulate the distillation of cider. The phylloxera crisisof the late nineteenth century nearly wiped all of Franc...
Calvados is a unique Normandian spirit made from a select few types of apples (and pears) in the same style as cognac or Armagnac. Calvados can be served in many ways, such as an apératif, blended into cocktails, added to coffee, between the courses of a relaxed meal, or as a digestif. Calvados also pairs perfectly with poultry, freshwater fish suc...
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The best calvados brandies for 2022 are: Best overall – Avallen calvados, 40%: £34.99, Virginwines.co.uk. Best silver award winner – Chateau du Breuil calvados pays d’auge 15 ans 41%: £68. ...
With age, they tend to develop into heavier, more rustic aromas of nuts, chocolate, or butterscotch. Calvados is mainly enjoyed as a digestif, preferably served neat in a tulip glass, but its character can match a wide array of dishes, especially apple, chocolate, or caramel-based desserts.
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 ...
Jul 19, 2017 · Stopping to buy calvados in a roadside store introduces us to rare Poiré Domfrontais and pear calvados, specialties of the region around Domfront, in Normandy France.
Jun 18, 2019 · Calvados' smooth and full-bodied character with oaky and caramel notes pairs perfectly with dark chocolate, fruit tarts, or tiramisu, and a quality cigar.
