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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.
Jun 6, 2023 · Calvados isn’t distilled from wine grapes, however. It begins as cider. While a small percentage of perry pears is permitted, the base cider is made primarily from apples. These must be grown in Normandy, where more than 200 varieties are cultivated.
AOC calvados Domfrontais reflects the long tradition of pear orchards in the area, resulting in a unique [clarification needed] fruity calvados. The regulation is similar to the AOC calvados and the column still is used. A minimum of 30% pears from the designated areas is used.
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.
Calvados brandy comes in three different controlled appellations of origin: Calvados Pays d’Auge, Calvados and Calvados Domfrontais, the geographical production areas of which have been strictly delimited by the INAO (French National Institute of Designations of Origin).
Sep 14, 2021 · Calvados is made from apples that grow in the legally protected region of origin. This region measures around 200 km from east to west and around 150 km from north to south. Pears may also be added to Calvados. Calvados has a drinking strength of between 40 and 45 percent.
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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.
