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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.
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...
- Courtney Iseman
As you will learn in this guide, calvados is a brandy made by distilling apples that have been fermented into dry cider. However, you’ll soon realise that it can also be made from pears in certain appellations!
Sep 21, 2023 · More than 200 apple and 100 pear varieties, chosen for their high phenolic content, are legally allowed for Calvados production, and these are divided into four categories: bitter, bittersweet, sharp, and sweet. Here’s how these cider fruits are transformed into Calvados.
- Audrey Morgan
- 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.
Jan 26, 2024 · The Normandy region of France is full of orchards producing fruits to be made into cider and then to Calvados. What is Calvados? Calvados is a type of French brandy or eau de vie made mainly from apples, although some pears can also be used.
Calvados is distilled from cider made from specially grown and selected apples, from over 200 named varieties.
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