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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.
May 17, 2013 · A brief history of this delicous apple or pear brandy from Normandy, plus appellations, methods of distillation, and aging.
- 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 · 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.
The apples and pears used to produce this Calvados are grown in damper granite soils in the area around Domfront that reunites communes located essentially in Orne, but also in Manche and Mayenne. This region is characterized by an oceanic climate with a narrow range of temperatures.
Oct 31, 2011 · I recently had a glass of Lemorton Réserve, an excellent young Calvados from the Domfrontais region that is made predominantly of pears, and, while perhaps a phantom fragrance came through, it ...
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Outside of Pays d’Auge, many producers include a small amount of pears in their younger Calvados. Pears are higher in acidity and often create a softer, delicate spirit. In the unique blends from Domfrontais AOC, pears become even more significant.
