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Compare and Buy Calvados Online at Comparethedrinks. Chose by Brand/Producer such Camut, Dupont, Berneroy,Lemorton and many others. Calvados refers to a geographical particularity of the Norman coast, close to Arromanches, the famous D Day landing point in the calvados county, where two bare cliffs (bold -calva in latin- backs -dorsa) were used by boats as a landmark.

Calvados is apple or cider brandy produced in a damp corner of Normandy ideally suited to the growth of apples. The apples used are not your usual cider apples, but are much smaller and with greater intensity of flavour. Sweeter pears can also be used. 

They are picked, stored and then pulped in a crusher. The cider is made in the cooler months of the year and to a very dry style. it is fermented in large oak casks. The 48 different varieties of apple are distilled in the same Charentais Cognac stills, although a smoother and lighter Calvados can be made using continuous stills.  

Calvados must be matured for at least 2 years, and new casks are often used initially, with the spirit then being transferred into older barrels. Ex-sherry and ex-port casks are often also used. 

Basic Appellations Calvados - The apples must from the Calvados region, and are distilled once in a continuous column still. Calvados Pays d’Auge - Perceived as the highest quality of the Calvados appellations. Apples from the Pays d’Auge region are double-distilled in a copper still. Calvados Domfrontais - The spirit must be made of at least 30% pears from the Domfrontais region, and distilled once in a continuous column still. These must be matured for 3 years. Pommeau - A blend of two-thirds apple juice and one-third calvados matured in oak. Fermier Calvados - This is another mark of quality that indicates the whole process is made on the farm, from the growth of the apples, the pressing and cider making, the distillation and maturation.