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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.
Best: Pear-dominant calvados. Rating: 8/10. ABV: 42%; Size: 70cl; This family-run estate in the Bocage Domfrontais region grows more than 50 different species of pear and about 20 of apples.
- Claire Dodd
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
- 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.
Apr 26, 2024 · Calvados is made mostly from apples, with an allowance for a small amount of perry pears, a term used for small, tannin-packed pear varieties used to make cider. All fruit used also must be grown...
- Courtney Iseman
The French spirit crafted with love in Normandy. Discover Calvados, its appellations, production and history. And the delicious cocktails or recipes you can make with it !
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Calvados Domfrontais is a style of Calvados apple brandy made in and around the town of Domfront, in Basse Normandie, northwestern France. What sets it apart from standard Calvados is its high pear content and the distinctive pear drop aroma that results.
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