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Spirits - Calvados and Apple Brandy
Products › Spirits - Calvados and Apple Brandy
Buy Calvados and Apple Brandy Online
Calvados and apple or cider brandy are very similar spirits made from hundreds of different apple varieties. Normandy in France is the only region with an official appellation controlee for producing calvados to specific rules and processes. Apple brandy made outside Normandy cannot be called calvados and is protected by law. Although apple brandy is produced in various parts of the World, it has limited recognition and scope when compared to the numerous styles and qualities of calvados. There are exceptions and two brands that do have a fine international reputation for producing and marketing unique and exceptional quality apple brandy are Laird's Applejack, America's answer to Calvados and the UK's contribution with Somerset Apple Brandy, an apple brandy that has its own EU appellation controlee.
Calvados is distilled from cider made from specially grown and selected apples, well over two hundred named varieties are utilised each year by the many Calvados producers in Normandy. There is a lot of individuality amongst the Calvados producers and distilleries, many secret blends of apple cider are fermented from the many apple choices which varying from the most bitter to the most sweet. At harvest time the apples are pressed into juice and in the main are fermented into a dry cider. The cider is then distilled and after aging in oak casks for a minimum of two years, the finished product can be calvados. The longer the calvados is aged, the smoother the drink becomes, also the depth of apple character becomes more pronounced and the length of taste lingers on for much longer.
Apple brandy as per the well known Somerset brand is processed from the crop of apples into cider and then through the distilling stage in a very similar way to calvados, including high standards and fine quality choices which embrace oak aged cider brandies up to ten years of age.
Alexander Hadleigh Wine Merchants, Southampton, Hampshire, UK do offer a wide and varied selection of calvados and apple brandies, including VS, VSOP, XO, vintage and aged. Our fine list of calvados and apple brandies will match and suit most budgets and are available online or from our Southampton Wine Shop.
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Kingston Black Apple Aperitif, Somerset Cider Brandy Co.
Kingston Black Apple Aperitif, Somerset Cider Brandy Co.Pure juice from the legendary Kingston Black apple blended with Somerset Cider Brandy.The subtle flavours of this unique blend of apples, spirit and tradition make this a superb aperitif.
The Somerset Pomona,Somerset Cider Brandy Co.
The Somerset Pomona,Somerset Cider Brandy Co. is a blend of juice from vintage applea and cider brandy matured in small oak barrels to produce a full bodied digestif with a long lingering aftertaste,
Somerset Cider Brandy, 3 Years Old 35ml,
Somerset Cider Brandy, 3 Years old 35ml, is a really superb little cider brandy made with local Somerset apples in the traditional way.
Calvados Duc De Normandie, France,
Calvados Duc De Normandie, France, Soft, single distillation reflects the essence of the apple flavours and aromas giving and intense strong taste of its origin.
Pommeau de Normandie Aperitif Pere Magloire,
Pommeau de Normandie Aperitif Pere Magloire is an alcoholic drink made by mixing apple juice with Calvados, a great aperitif but matches with cheese, melon, also chocolate or apple based desserts,
Somerset Cider Brandy 5 Year Old, 5
Somerset Cider Brandy 5 Year Old is Complex with a velvety palate, spicy with intersting finish.The nose is fruity, sweet and floral, like spring in the orchards. There is honeysuckle, apple blossom and hawthorn. The taste is full of apple, with delicate white flowers and a clean lingering fruit finish
Somerset Five Year Old Cider Brandy, 500ml,
Somerset Five Year Old Cider Brandy 500ml has a floral aroma, mellow palate and lingering finish. Matured in small oak barrels to provide maximum flavours.
Calvados Chateau Du Breuil Pays D'Auge Fine,
Calvados Chateau Du Breuil Pays D\'Auge Fine has had two years ageing in oak casks which gives a gold colour to the fruity taste of its youth. Vigorous and fresh on the palate.
Lairds AppleJack Apple Brandy,
Lairds AppleJack Apple Brandy is a blended apple brandy with a smooth taste and lovely hint of fresh apples. An excellent apple brandy first produced in 1698 in New Jersey, USA.
Calvados Chateau Du Breuil VSOP,
Calvados Chateau Du Breuil VSOP has had four years minimum ageing in oak casks which gives softness and balanced amber colour with a fruity elegance,
Calvados Fine Pere Magloire has been aged 2-3 years in oak barrels, well developed fresh apple aromas with a distinctive fruity flavour,
Chateau du Breuil 15Yrs Calvados Du Pays D'Auge - Half
A highly rated blend of Calvados aged at least 5 years with a fragrant apple bouquet that gives way to the robust tannin of old mature Calvados
Somerset Cider Brandy, 3 Years Old,
Somerset Cider Brandy, 3 Years Old is a really superb little cider brandy made with local Somerset apples in the traditional way.
Calvados Avallen has aromas of freshly cooked apple pie with a hint of vanilla custard. Its body is a richly warming with cinnamon, vanilla and star anise. Finally, the finish is a lingering toffee apple finish.
Calvados Pere Magloire Pays D Auge VSOP,
Calvados Pere Magloire Pays D\'Auge VSOP, has been double distilled in traditional stills, lengthy ageing in oak casks give a unique aromatic richness,
Somerset Five Year Old Cider Brandy,
Somerset Five Year Old Cider Brandy has a floral aroma, mellow palate and lingering finish. Matured in small oak barrels to provide maximum flavours.
Calvados Chateau Du Breuil 8Yrs Reserve du Chateau,
Calvados Chateau Du Breuil 8Yrs Reserve du Chateau is a fine blend aged for 8years and is both fruity and light with a bouquet of walnuts, almonds and vanilla.
Somerset Cider Brandy, Shipwreck Single Cask 8Yrs,
Somerset Cider Brandy, Shipwreck Single Cask 8 years old has a big baked apple nose with a little salt from the shipwrecked barrels. Lots of candied lemon and dried fruits on the palate, then with a long complex aftertaste of orchard fruits and gooseberry.
Somerset Cider Brandy XO is aged in small oak barrels and each bottle can be traced back to its source orchard. This brandy cider starts with a fruity, appley nose which leads into an elegant aromatic palate with notes of vanilla, followed by a long spicy, oak finish.
Somerset Ten Year Old Cider Brandy,
Somerset Ten Year Old Cider Brandy is distilled entirely from Somerset apples and matured in small oak barrels for 10 years. Rich in flavour with lots of fine apple flavours.
Calvados Pere Magloire 12yrs is a fine and subtle blend achieves its richness after aging in slected oak casks, unique aromas of fresh hazelnuts, vanilla and spices, beautiful intensity,
Somerset Alchemy Fifteen Year Old Cider Brandy,
Somerset Alchemy Fifteen Year Old Cider Brandy is much mellower than the ten year old due to the extra years in small oak barrels. This apple brandy matches the very best out of Normandy.
Calvados Pere Magloire Pays D Auge XO,
Pere Magloire XO An exceptional blend distilled twice and aged in oak casks with a subtle bouquet of apples and long lasting palate,
Calvados Pere Magloire XO Memoire,
Calvados Pere Magloire XO Memoire has a lovely glow of carmine amber colour and well presented. On the nose you find ripe apples, vanilla and clove, as we move to the palate we pick-up candied orange, apricot, nutmeg and all staying with the long lingering quality finish.
Somerset Cider Brandy 20 Years Old, 20
Somerset Cider Brandy 20 years old has a great nose of mature apples and oak, followed by very deep baked apples and sweet prune like flavours on the palate. On the finish you still maintain the oak and apples, but now hints of vanilla also come into play.
