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What is Calvados?
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An apple- and pear-like brandy produced in the French region of the same name.
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How is Calvados produced?
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The apples are hand harvested at optimum maturity between October and mid-December. Cider is made from these apples and rests in oak barrels for ten or eleven months. Then, the cider is double-distilled and barrel-aged, usually for a much longer period of time.
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For how long will Calvados be barrel aged after being distilled?
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Long periods of time are not unusual, some up to 50 years. (Adrien Camut ages a full 50 years.)
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What are the three sub-regions of Calvados?
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Calvados AOC
Calvados Domfrontais Calvados Pays d'Auge |
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What is Calvados AOC?
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A blanket appellation encompassing all Calvados produced which are neither Pays d'Auge nor Domfrontais in origin.
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What is the quality level of Calvados produced under the generic Calvados AOC?
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While it can be of good quality, usually it isn't. Continuous stills are often used in place of pot stills in this area.
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What Calvados' produced in the generic Calvados AOC do we offer?
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None.
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What is the general character of Calvados produced in the Pays d'Auge region?
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The Calvados produced here generally has more apple flavor. Most of them are 100% apple, 0% pear. The Pays d'Auge region is famous for their apples.
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What Calvados' do we offer from the Pays d'Auge sub-region?
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Daron Fine
Daron XO Adrien Camut Pays d'Auge |
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What is the general character of Daron Calvados?
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Decent and not at all flawed, but not that impressive. It's strong and astringent, and lacks the apple or pear flavor which the guest will probably expect from hearing Calvados described. Have them taste a Daron and either the Adrien Camut or the Lemorton. The more expensive ones may cost three times as much, but they're ten times the Calvados, and the tasting will support that.
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What are the aromas of Daron XO Calvados?
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Powerful aromas of caramelized apple and crushed walnut, mingled with spicier notes of cinnamon and licorice. A very old Calvados with superbly persistent flavors.
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What are the aromas of Daron Fine Calvados?
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Succulent nose, not in the least aggressive, with an attractive smell of apples. Fruity aromas of fresh apple, pear and vanilla.
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What Cognac house is owned by the same organization as Daron Calvados?
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Pierre Ferrand Cognac.
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How old is our Adrien Camut Pays d'Auge Calvados?
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12 years old.
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What is the history of the Camut family in the Pays d'Auge region of Calvados?
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Since the 1800s,the Camut family has grown 115 acres of apple trees in the Pays d'Auge, the finest growing region for Calvados. In Normandy, 800 types of apples are grown; the Camut family grow about 25 of these, all of which are hand-harvested at optimum maturity between October and mid-December.
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What is the ratio of apples to pears in Adrien Camut's Calvados?
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While pears are allowed, only apples grown on the Camut property are used in their Calvados. 100% apple.
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What are the flavors and aromas of Adrien Camut Pays d'Auge Calvados?
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Forward aromas of baked apple, honey, cream and spice. Layered notes of smoky green apple in mouth. Displays plenty of depth for its relatively young age. Long, pure finish.
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What is the general character of Calvados produced in the Domfrontais region?
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The Calvados produced here generally has more pear flavor.
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What is the minimum required percentage of pear in Calvados Domfrontais?
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30%
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What grows best in the Domfrontais region of Calvados, apple trees or pear trees?
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The clay and limestone soils are much more suited to the strong, deep roots of pear trees.
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What Calvados' from the Domfrontais sub-region do we offer?
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Lemorton's 1984 Dieux Domfrontais
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What is the history of the Lemorton family in the Domfrontais region?
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They're on their sixth generation. Roger was the fifth generation and his son, Didier, now runs the domaine.
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What is the ratio of apples to pears in Lemorton's Calvados?
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For every three apples, there are approximately seven pears.
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How is Lemorton's Calvados distilled and aged?
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The Lemortons distill their cider after aging it for eleven months in oak barrels. Distillation takes place in their own alambic, a single-distillation unit that distills to about 140 proof. The clear spirit then goes into barrels which have an average age of 30 years.
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