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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 · Normandy, in northern France, is home to nearly 20,000 acres of apple orchards that are transformed into cider and a historic brandy called Calvados. Here is everything you need to know about this famous apple brandy.
- Audrey Morgan
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...
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Jun 6, 2023 · Calvados is an apple brandy with Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) status. It can only be produced in Normandy, much like Cognac is a specific brandy that can only be distilled from white wine made within a particular region from certain grapes.
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.
Calvados can be served as an apéritif, blended in drinks, between meals, as a digestif, or with coffee. 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.