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Calvados is distilled from cider made from specially grown and selected apples, from over named varieties. To create calvados, apples and pears are collected from the ground during the autumn and pressed into juice. This time-consuming distillation process takes place in batches.

Known as le trou normandit is normally taken between courses at a regimental dinner. You also might be interested in The Spirit of Normandy by Charles Neal. Domaine du Grand Montmirail.

Calvados: The Spirit of Normandy by Charles Neal

Jaroslav Pergl marked it as to-read Aug 05, Granite allows much more water retention than dryer spurit like schist, and water retention helps produce more fruit, albeit with a bit less sugar. The New York Times. While not as well known as cognac or armagnac, calvados holds a dear place in the hearts of many spirits lovers.

This is the same process we see in armagnac distillation. This clear spirit then goes into spiri, where it picks up color and additional aromas and flavors.

One of the most comme rocks of the Earth’s crust, it is formed by the cooling of magma. For a detailed explanation click here.

Calvados: The Spirit of Normandy

Please click this message for more information. Schist retains heat well psirit is poor in organic nutrients and nitrogen. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Clay binds other kinds of particles together and retains water well. Neil added it Dec 20, Kris rated it it was amazing Dec 14, On the other hand, aromas can be more forthcoming with a calvados distilled in a column still.

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These are sometimes solidified with brick and mortar, but usually pass from farm to farm attached to a chassis and pulled by a tractor.

High-quality calvados usually has parts which are much older than that mentioned. Some sell a few dozen bottles a year, while others sell thousands of cases.

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Capvados nose and palate are delicate with concentration of aged apples and dried apricots balanced with butterscotch, nut, and chocolate aromas. Column still used by Alain Boisgointier to distill calvados in the Domfrontais.

Brian rated it it was amazing Aug 25, The history of the region and its distinctiveness in France are fully defined. Thf of these factors have an important effect on the finished product. The first known Norman distillation was carried out by Gilles Picot, Lord de Gouberville, inand the guild for cider distillation was created about 50 years later in List of apple cultivars.

Calvados – Wikipedia

Calvados Fruit Trees in Southeastern Normandy near CoquerelleTwo types of rootstock exist in Normandy that affect the size of the trees and the density in which you can plant your orchard.

Basses-Tiges drawf rootstock orchard in Southeastern Normandy near Coquerelle. Add your own review of this item. The large producers are normally more interested in blending, using various techniques to create a consistent taste a domestic and international clientele demands. Apples portal Apples Cultivars Production. A more fertile soil than sand, and constists of finely-grained deposits that offer godo water retention but mediocre drainage.

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After the calvadoz, many cider houses and distilleries were reconstructed, mainly in the Pays d’Auge. The less-aged calvados distinguishes itself with its fresh apple and pear aromas.

Sedimentary rock-based soil has good water retention capability but poor drainage. Fraser Spirir marked it as to-read Jul 14, Appellation Calvados Controlee At one point, the expansive area now known as Appellation Calvados Controlee was divided into regulated regions, spread all across Normandy and spilling across the borders of several neighboring departments.

Tasting Calvados Calvados has traditionally been drunk after a meal, partially because of its digestive qualities.

The fruit is harvested and pressed into a juice that is fermented into a dry cider. Eric Asimov of the New York Times calls the book, ” Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calvados spirit. The age on the bottle refers to the youngest constituent of the blend.

The area called “Calvados” was created after the French Revolutionbut eau de vie de cidre was already called calvados in common usage. Appellation Calvados Domfrontais Controlee This appellation, established insurrounds the town of Domfront in the Orne, from which it takes its name.