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Calvados is a type of brandy or eau-de-vie that is named after its home region in Normandy. Unlike most other celebrated French brandies like cognac and Armagnac, calvados is made from apple cider rather than wine. Occasionally, it can also be made from pear cider or perry as well.
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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Apr 26, 2024 · Calvados is a distilled apple cider that can be served as a digestif at the end of a meal, or used in cocktails. Learn about Calvados, the famous apple brandy from Normandy, in Northern France.
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Jun 6, 2023 · While Normandy, France, may invoke visuals of D-Day or the island abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, it should also conjure a few delicious images: creamy cheeses, dry cider and most prominently, Calvados. An apple brandy produced exclusively in the region, the spirit keeps showing up on today’s drink menus.
Calvados is distilled from cider made from specially grown and selected apples, from over 200 named varieties.
Served over ice, as a long drink or a stronger short drink, Calvados has been a firm favourite in the cocktail world since cocktails first appeared on the scene in the United States. The Apple Toddy (Calvados and baked apple) was even mentioned in the first French cocktail handbook by bar manager Emile Lefeuvre as far back as 1889.
Oct 27, 2023 · It is fruity and complex, with rich floral notes and mature apple flavours over hazelnut and sweet spice. Alc 41%. French brandy Calvados is currently being rediscovered by a new generation of drinkers. Anthony Gladman explains how Calvados is made and how to drink it.
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