Calvados
Deep in the heart of Lower Normandy, the sweet and juicy taste of Calvados is being sipped from thin glasses. This delicious wine is made with the luscious apples in orchards used just for the purpose of growing Calvados, and this has been a traditional recipe since back in the 8th Century. In 1554 Lord De Gouberville procured the first distillation of the apple wine, and 50 years into the future saw that same distillation formed into a delectable Cider.
200 variations of the apple fruit are grown to satisfy the selection available for making Calvados. Producers have been known to use more than 100 different variations for even a single recipe. Amazingly, with 100’s of variations, only 4 main categories truly set the apples apart.
-Sweet: Often used in a Rouge Duret Varieties
-Tart: Usually end up in Rambult varieties
-Bitter: Mettais, Saint Martin Frequin and Binet Rouge
and
-Inedible: This one is pretty obvious
With any category or variety, it is common to find a bottles of calvados carrying an old Year. This is because both young and old calvados blends are used together, and the year represents the youngest apples placed into the blend.
BUSNEL - Calvados Pays d'auge 12 years old XO 70cl Bottle
Calvados Busnel Pays d'Auge Hors d'Age 12 Year Old XO (43% vol) is aged in small oak casks and is to be savoured on any kind of occasion.
BOULARD - Pays d'Auge d'Âge 70cl Bottle
Colour: Shiny amber/copper colour. Fragrance: Offers a great deal of harmony between the fruit (apple) and the delicate hint of vanilla (wood) and dried fruit. Hints of tannin from the Le Tronçay oak (with…
BUSNEL - Calvados Pays d'auge Vieille Reserve VSOP 1.5 Litre Bottle
29 Jul
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BUSNEL - Calvados Pays d'auge Vieille Reserve VSOP 1.5 Litre Bottle
Calvados Busnel Pays d'Auge Vieille Reserve VSOP (40% vol) can be drunk long as an aperitif, mixed in cocktails or simply sipped after dinner.
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