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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.
Mix water and sugar with star anise, cinnamon and cardamom in a saucepan. Peel the pears. Add Calvados to the syrup. Poach the pears in the syrup for 40 minutes. Place a sheet of parchment paper of the same diameter on the pan. Make a soft butter.
Aug 23, 2022 · Make a calvados and perry syrup, then poach pears in it and serve with sweet-savory sesame brittle and lashings of silk cardamom-infused custard for a stylish autumnal pud.
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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 ...
Poached Pear, Cashew Cream and Calvados Granita from Chantelle Nicholson. This is a beautifully creamy, vegan dessert that utilises all parts of the pears. Star anise and pears are a stunning combination and the Calvados brings an extra kick to the granita!
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.
Sep 7, 2010 · The amount of pears used varies between the areas but cannot exceed on third unless the calvados comes from Domfrontais. Perhaps the most important area of control is the style of orchard and the quantity of apples allowed to be used.
