Liquor Brands in Calvados

One of the finest apple brandies around. It is made from 40 different varieties of apples and is twice-distilled, then aged 4 years, creating a smooth and rich apple flavor. Great sipped on its own, and also as an accompaniment to pork and sausage dishes, or even cheese fondue.

Discover Christian Drouin Calvados XO Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Its colour is clear; it is fine and floral, fresh and light with first notes of burned apple. In the second nose, persistent notes reminding of fresh green apple. The palate is mineral, slightly peppery and minty. The finish on the palate is reminiscent of the salted butter caramel.

A fantastic entry level Calvados from the folk at Chateau de Breuil. They make their own cider and after distillation age their VSOP for a minimum of four years for close control over the flavour of the calvados at all stages of production. A soft but flavoursome spirit.

Discover P Magloire Fine VS Calvados Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

The apples for Chauffe Couer Calvados are harvested, pressed and fermented into cider by varieties and then aged for 10 months or more. Also, according to the old family recipe, the Chauffe Coeur Calvados is a blend made of single distilled and double distilled Calvados and therefore it has to lose the Pays d’Auge appellation for which all the Calvados have to be double distilled by law.

Calvados Berneroy Fine is the youngest calvados in the Berneroy range, bursting with fresh apple flavours and aromas. Serve straight up, on the rocks or in a variety of cocktails. Eye: Clear, bright gold Nose: Fresh apples, highly aromatic Palate: Lively apple character, hearty and warming

Discover Massenez Calvados Apple Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover P Magloire Calvados VSOP Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Calvados is an appellation in France that specializes in the distillation of cider. After being distilled, this Calvados Pays d’Auge Le Père Jules is matured in oak barrels. The barrels are carefully chosen in different sizes as they will allow the Calvados’ personality to slowly develop. Blending is the last stage before bottling. This Calvados is a blend of multiple vintages. It is aged for 3 years in oak. Still very young, this Calvados is characterized by great aromas of green apple. Fruity, slightly oaky, with aromas of vanilla and spices, it offers exemplary power and finesse. The finish is long, lively and persistent. In a cocktail, as liqueur in a tulip glass after a fine meal or in the middle of the meal (« Trou Normand »), with strong cheeses like Livarot, with coffee (served inside the cup once the coffee has been drunk as in the inns of Normandy) or a cigar.

Named after the department in France where it’s made, Calvados is responsible for some of the World’s finest apple brandy. Like Cognac, there are several grades that reflect different levels of age and quality. Fine or Trois Pommes is aged for a minimum of two years, Vieux or Reserve is aged for at least three years, while Vieille Reserve or VSOP is aged for four years, and XO or Hors d’Age is aged for at least six years but generally for much longer. Vintage Calvados is also made in the finest years and will have some the greatest ageing potential. Young Calvados should have fresh and crisp fruit however as Calvados ages it gains more depth and concentration, developing notes of baked apple and stone fruit, as well as a nutty, caramel component.

Discover Noble Dame Calvados Brandy Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Bright, floral nose, rich in apple and somewhat spicy. Apple sensation comes through clearly in the taste; pleasingly dry.

Light golden in the glass, this spirit has a restrained honey and fresh pear scent. The flavor is correspondingly mild, showing honey and almond, plus a resin-like note midpalate, before finishing with gentle hints of pear, white flowers and ginger. Recommended for mixing.

Calvados is produced from the distillation of a cider made exclusively on the clay and limestone hillsides within the Pays d’Auge. After being distilled, Calvados Pays d’Auge Le Père Jules is matured in oak barrels. The barrels are carefully chosen in different sizes as they will allow the Calvados’ personality to slowly develop. Blending is the last stage before bottling. This Calvados is a blend of multiple vintages, the youngest one being at least Ample and rounded, this Calvados is characterized by notes of apple peel and toffee. Fruity, slightly oaky, with aromas of vanilla and spices, it offers exemplary power and finesse. The finish is long, lively and persistent. In a cocktail, as liqueur in a tulip glass after a fine meal or in the middle of the meal (« Trou Normand »), with strong cheeses like Livarot, with coffee (served inside the cup once the coffee has been drunk as in the inns of Normandy) or a cigar.

Discover Boulard Founders Reserve 12 Year Calvados Pays D Auge Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

A young calvados with a golden hue, a pronounced aroma of apples, and a soft mouth feel. This quality is a blend of apples and pears which come mostly from the Domfrontais area. Ideal as an aperitif, mixed in cocktails, or for cooking.

Among the connoisseurs of calvados, no other name commands greater recognition than that of Boulard. For nearly 200 years, Calvados Boulard has been produced in the town of Coquainvilliers in the Pays d’Auge region of France. Although calvados may be produced anywhere in Normandy, only the finest expressions come from the small region of Pays d’Auge. Working with a co-op of growers on 150 family-owned acres, Calvados Boulard harvests over 120 varieties of apple from the nearly 800 grown. Calvados Boulard is distilled just two times in copper pot stills before being laid to rest in new Limousin oak barrels. This combination of apples creates a product with a very fruit forward flavor profile, complexity and balance. Calvados Boulard X.O. is obtained from blending several Calvados varieties from the Pays d'Auge aged between 8 and 15 years. Ultimate Spirits Challenge, 93 Points - Excellent & Highly Recommended

Adrien Camut 12 Year Old Calvados. Forward aromas of baked apple, honey, cream, spice. Layered notes of smoky green apple in mouth. Displays plenty of depth for its relatively young age. Long, pure finish.

Among the connoisseurs of calvados, no other name commands greater recognition than that of Boulard. For nearly 200 years, Calvados Boulard has been produced in the town of Coquainvilliers in the Pays d’Auge region of France. Although calvados may be produced anywhere in Normandy, only the finest expressions come from the small region of Pays d’Auge. Working with a co-op of growers on 150 family-owned acres, Calvados Boulard harvests over 120 varieties of apple from the nearly 800 grown. Calvados Boulard is distilled just two times in copper pot stills before being laid to rest in new Limousin oak barrels. This combination of apples creates a product with a very fruit forward flavor profile, complexity and balance. Calvados Boulard VSOP is the culmination of blending different Calvados Pays d'Auge from 4 to 10 years old. Tastings.com, 91 Points & Gold Medal

Discover Coeur De Lion Calvados 1983 Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Calvados LECOMPTE 5 is prized for its un adulterated fruitness, with a refined, discreet woodiness which compliments the light, lively apple flavours. Before transferring to more mature barrels to help bring out its mellow flavors, this Calvados Pays d'Auge spent several months in small casks of fresh oak, providing a delicate touch of vanilla.

Aged 2-3 years. Crisp apple aroma, but there’s plenty of heat here as well. The body offers tart apple (think Granny Smith), lemon peel, some floral elements, and a touch of wood on the back end. Rustic, almost pastoral. This is clearly young stuff, particularly on the slightly rubbery and lightly vegetal finish, but it still drinks well. I’d consider it primarily for cocktailing, sipping neat in a pinch. 80 proof. B / $55

Daron Calvados, Normandy’s apple brandy, offers sublime tastes to rival Cognac.

Discover Domaine Dupont Fine Reserve Calvados Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

The Bouquet des Coeur de Lion XO is complex and fine, with notes of ripe apples, almonds, apple pie, vanilla and spices. The palate is also rich, initially fruity, then increasingly smooth and with a long finish. Served at room temperature in a nosing glass, it goes particularly well with Normandy Livarot cheese, apple pie and as a digestif.

Embraced for its distinctive apple flavor and softness, this versatile spirit adds panache to fine cuisine and creative cocktails. A perfect complement for poultry or pork recipes, the spirit also enhances apple and pear desserts, Enjoy alone or with ginger ale or tonic on the rocks, this fine spirit is sure to add a delicious new twist to your classic cocktail.

Pere Magloire is a Calvados house with a rich history. Established in 1821, by 1900 it was the number one selling Calvados brand in France. Owned by iconic champagne producer Veuve Clicquot from 1968 to 1998, it was then taken over by a family company from Normandy. Their VSOP is deliciously fruity and spends at least 4 years in oak casks

This Calvados VS follows the strict Calvados AOC Pays d’Auge guidelines that require double-distillations in a traditional copper pot still called an “alembic á repassé.” The fermented cidre that is used for making Calvados (called calvados cidre) is fermented for 12 months in hundred-year-old oak barrels before being distilled. The Calvados is then put in oak barrels once again and aged for two to three years.

This French Calvados apple brandy, Calvados Roger Groult Eight Year, was crafted from cider apples that were handpicked at the Pays d´Aug estate in Lower Normandy, France. This Calvados received a double distillation process over wood bringing fires. Subsequently, only the core of this distilled liquor was passed along to French oak barrels where this liquor was aged for eight years. Calvados Roger Groult 8 Years has a beautiful amber golden colored body. In the nose there are expressive apple, cinnamon, and vanilla aromatics alongside a elegant wooden background of spices, especially toasted vanillas. This Calvados has a well-rounded palate that is beautiful and very persistent. This is an elegant and silky French Calvados.