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1. 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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3. www.independent.co.uk › extras › indybestBest calvados apple brandy to sip and to mix | The Independent

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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. ...

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4. www.olivemagazine.com › glossary › what-is-calvadosWhat is calvados and where can you buy it? | olivemagazine

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   Aug 10, 2023 · An apple brandy from France, like cognac, calvados is a strictly regional product – it can only be made in Normandy (although it's enjoyed all over the world). Calvados starts as cider (made using apples but also sometimes pears) that is then distilled into a clear spirit – eau-de-vie.

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

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   Sep 21, 2023 · 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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6. drinksgeek.com › best-calvados-brands8 Vibrant Calvados Brandies Crammed With Normandy Apples

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   Calvados is the brandy of Normandy, made with the fruit of up to 200 different varieties of apples and perry pears. It gained appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) status ...

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

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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.

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   Where is Calvados made?

   • An apple brandy from France, like cognac, calvados is a strictly regional product – it can only be made in Normandy (although it's enjoyed all over the world). Calvados starts as cider (made using apples but also sometimes pears) that is then distilled into a clear spirit – eau-de-vie. This is aged for at least two years in oak casks.

   What is calvados and where can you buy it? | olivemagazine

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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 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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   How do you eat Calvados pears?

   • Calvados-poached pears with cardamom custard and sesame brittle Make a calvados and perry syrup to poach the pears in, and serve with sweet-savoury sesame brittle and lashings of silky, cardamom-infused custard for a stylish autumnal pud.

   What is calvados and where can you buy it? | olivemagazine

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   What fruits are Calvados made of?

   • Calvados production begins with apples and pears, but these fruits are smaller and more tannic than the ones you might pick up at the supermarket.

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   What is Calvados famous for?

   • There is a lot to discover when it comes to Calvados. This historic apple brandy, or apple eau de vie, dates back to the 1500s. The Normandy region of France is full of orchards producing fruits to be made into cider and then to Calvados. What is Calvados?

   A Quick Guide to Calvados - On the Sauce Again

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9. www.calvados-huet.com › gb › other-apple-productsPear-Calvados liqueur - Calvados Pierre Huet - calvados-huet.com

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   Pear liqueur is a calvados based beverage with pear aroma. Golden yellow color, it has powerful aromas of fresh pear slightly spicy. Serving suggestion : Usually served as an after-dinner liqueur at room temperature or with ice. It can also accompany a pie or a sorbet. Preservation : Once opened, it should be consumed within 2 years.