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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.
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 · Many believe the best Calvados comes from this area. Calvados Domfrontais, on the other hand, has a deep and moist soil made of granite, making it an ideal area for pear trees. The orchards used to create Calvados include 230 varieties of cider apples and 139 types of perry pears.
Well-made calvados should naturally be reminiscent of apples and pears, balanced with flavours of aging. The less-aged calvados distinguishes itself with its fresh apple and pear aromas. The longer the calvados is aged, the more the taste resembles that of any other aged brandy.
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- The Normandy Flower. This cocktail is perfect for warmer weather with its lighter flavors combined with citrus juice and peel. This will be your go-to if you're looking for a nice, refreshing drink to end a long, warm day.
- Calvados Jack Rose. This delicious, sweet-tasting drink will amaze you. You can make the drink as sweet or sour as you'd like making it work for your taste buds – it'll just take some working with the ingredients.
- Calvados Cocktail. This recipe brings on a more classic cocktail feel. If you enjoy a good old-fashioned Apple Sidecar, you're sure to love this recipe with the addition of Calvados apple brandy to the orange juice.
- Blueberry, Dark Cherry and Calvados Cocktail. This drink is so decadent it's almost like a dessert in liquid form. You'll find a very sweet cocktail with blueberry honey syrup, apple brandy, and dark cherry liquor.
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 apples and pears are defined cider varieties and must be grown in the appellation zone. The amount of pears used varies between the areas but cannot exceed on third unless the calvados comes from Domfrontais.
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