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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,
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,
Calvados Fine Pere Magloire has been aged 2-3 years in oak barrels, well developed fresh apple aromas with a distinctive fruity flavour,
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 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 Fine Pere Magloire Irish Whisky Cask Finish,
Calvados Fine Pere Magloire Irish Whisky Cask Finish has matured its spirit in French oak and Irish whiskey casks, which only heightens the zippy, fruity character. You can expect aromas of jasmine, white pepper and toffee-apple on the nose, with hints of crème brulee and citrus peel.
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 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.
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.
