Calvados-Apple Brandy

The area called "Calvados" was created after the French Revolution.. In the 19th century output increased with industrial distillation and the working class fashion for "Café-calva".
Calvados is distilled from specially grown and selected apples, of which there are over 200 named varieties.The best Calvados comes from the Appellation Controllee Pays d'Auge, which backs onto the port of Deauville.Good Calvados should have a discreet aromatic reminiscence of apples.


Calvados-Apple Brandy

Many calvados bottles share conventional brandy descriptions (such as VSOP and XO) to indicate the length of ageing.


Calvados-Apple Brandy

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