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	Calvados (spirit) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Calvados is an apple brandy from the French région of Lower Normandy.
		Calvados is the basis of the tradition of le trou Normand, or "the Norman hole".
		Calvados is the main characters' favourite drink in Erich Maria Remarque's novel Arch of Triumph.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calvados_(spirit) (961 words)

	Calvados - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Calvados was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790.
		Calvados is surrounded by the départements of Seine-Maritime, Eure, Orne, and Manche.
		On the north is the Baie de la Seine, part of the English Channel, and on the east the Seine River forms the boundary with Seine-Maritime.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calvados (286 words)

	Calvados- an apple a day in drink form
		Calvados is mainly produced using a column still, and aged in very dry oak casks.
		Busnel uses sixteen pounds of apples per bottle and over 20 apple varieties to create Calvados vintages, which are dated and indicate the Calvados has been produced from a single distillation, and blends, which mark on the bottle the age of the youngest Calvados used in the blend.
		Calvados can be sipped neat as a digestif, as an apéritif, with ginger ale or tonic on the rocks, and is sure to add a delicious new twist to classic cocktails.
	www.travellady.com /Issues/August05/Calvados.htm (569 words)

	Spirits and Liqueurs
		Spirits are drinks which have been produced by concentrating the alcohol present in a fermented liquid by distillation.
		The second grape spirit of France is Armagnac and is produced to the south-east of Bordeaux.
		Calvados is the best known of the apple spirits (generically described as applejack in North America).
	www.wine-searcher.com /francais/recherche.htm (1364 words)

	Alcoholic beverage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alcohols of this purity are commonly referred to as grain alcohol and are not meant for human consumption, with the notable exception of neutral grain spirits.
		Spirits are produced by distillation of a fermented product, concentrating the alcohol and eliminating some of the by-products.
		Spirits typically contain 37.5% alcohol or greater and are not infused with flavors during the distilling process, however some modern spirits are infused with flavors after distilling (the Swedish vodka Absolut, for instance).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alcoholic_beverage (3178 words)

	Saveur - Calvados: Spirit of the Apple
		At the turn of the century, 90 percent of all calvados was made noncommercially, by farmers, on the farm.
		Calvados is made in delineated regions within the département of Calvados (supposedly named after the man-of-war El Calvador, part of the Spanish Armada, which sank off the coast of Normandy in the 16th century) and portions of the départements of Manche, Orme, Eure, and Seine-Maritime.
		Appellation regulations for the region require that calvados du Pays d'Auge be double-distilled in the traditional manner, aged in oaken casks, and not be sold until it is at least two years old.
	www.saveur.com /article.jsp?ID=15899 (1230 words)

	Learn more about Calvados in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The French département of Calvados is in the région of Basse-Normandie.
		Calvados is bounded on the north by the Baie de Seine, on the east by the River Seine, on the south by the département of Orne, and on the west by the département of Manche.
		Juno Beach Centre at Courseulles-Sur-Mer, Calvados commemorates the D-Day landing of the Canadian liberation forces at Juno Beach during the Battle of Normandy in World War II.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/ca/calvados.html (206 words)

	View London \| Drink \| Calvados
		Calvados has been undergoing something of a renaissance recently, as sommeliers and cocktail barmen across the capital rediscover this superb and underrated spirit.
		The aroma of a good Calvados should obviously be reminiscent of apples, but this shouldn't be at all overstated.
		However long the spirit has been aged, there will be a notable sharpness due to the original acidity of the cider.
	www.viewlondon.co.uk /drink_feat_calvados.asp (603 words)

	Big Red Liquors, Inc.
		The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches.
		Calvados: A brandy distilled from apples in Normandy in Northern France.
		Whisky: A spirit from Scotland, traditionally distilled from grain in the Lowlands and barley in the rest of the country.
	www.bigredliquors.com /spirits_glossary.html (671 words)

	Shopping \| Down in one (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Calvados is made like brandy, rather than the colourless eaux de vie popular further east in France, and is distilled from cider apples and matured in oak.
		In this Anée Calvados (£19.99 at Threshers and Wine Rack), the youngest spirit is 10 years old, which gives it a very smooth, seductive flavour.
		There is a tradition in Normandy of serving calvados as a digestif in the middle of the meal (a 'trou Normand'), but unless you have endured a succession of rich, creamy courses, you'll probably enjoy it more at the end.
	shopping.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4811901-111779,00.html (292 words)

	Happy Hour Spirit and Liqueur Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Calvados is produced in the region of Calvados in Normandy, France.
		Calvados is always aged in oak casks, for a period of time, before being bottled and sold.
		Is a grain spirit that is flavored with juniper berries and angelica root.
	www.happyhour.ca /dictionary.html (9740 words)

	Cyrus Restaurant Healdsburg the heart of Sonoma wine country
		Calvados is distilled hard cider made from a any combination of dozens of varieties of apples and/or pears.
		The most sought after Calvados comes from the Pays d’Auge region and to bear that name on the label all of the fruit must come from the area and be distilled in the same method from which Cognac is made, double distilled through a Charentais alambic still.
		Calvados can be blended to make a brandy that encompasses spirits from a certain age range or be bottled during a single vintage.
	www.cyrusrestaurant.com /cocktails.htm (11628 words)

	Calvados
		On contact with oxygen, the wood compounds dissolved in the spirit undergo a chemical transformation.
		Over the years, the remaining Calvados in the cask loses some of its strength, and it will need to be blended with a twenty-year-old Calvados with a higher alcohol content before a further period of maturation lasting for several months.
		The approximate age of the most mature blended Calvados cannot be taken into account as a reference.
	www.internetwines.com /spirits-brandy-calvados.html (750 words)

	Calvados: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Vire (Vire: vire is a commune and the chief town of a canton in francecanton of the calvados...
		Calvados was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution (French Revolution: The revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799) on March 4, 1790.
		Calvados is surrounded by the departments of Seine-Maritime (Seine-Maritime: seine-maritime is a french département in normandy....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/calvados (641 words)

	Summits Wayside Taverns - About Brandy
		Calvados comes from Normandy, northwestern France and, as with cognac and armagnac, geographical area and production is regulated by French law.
		Calvados is fermented cider that is double distilled and then aged in oak casks.
		It is interesting to note that applejack is the oldest native distilled spirit in the United States.
	www.summits-online.com /about_brandy.html (1349 words)

	Spirits and Alcoholic Beverage Guide at Epicurious.com
		In general, the three Calvados-named AOCs — Calvados (the largest), Calvados Pays d'Auge, and Calvados Domfrontais (where pears must comprise 30 percent of the cider) —; regulate where the spirit can be produced, which apple and pear varieties are allowed, and how the cider is produced, distilled, and aged.
		Bartenders have also discovered that Calvados can be a mellower alternative to whiskey and other brown liquor in mixed drinks or on the rocks, neat, or with soda and ice.
		The spirit is not just for imbibing, however: It has become a staple ingredient in many chefs' kitchens, used in sauces both savory and sweet, as well as a flavoring agent in dishes ranging from foie gras to ice cream.
	www.epicurious.com /drinking/spirits/liqueur/calvados (1543 words)

	Eye - DRINKS: An apple jack a day - 04.22.93 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Calvados is apple brandy, the aged distillate made from the cider of France's lush Normandy region.
		This colorless spirit is then aged in oak casks for a minimum of two years.
		Calvados is one of my preferred after-dinner treats, as much for its taste as for the effect.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_04.22.93/foodanddrink/dr0422.htm (767 words)

	Blank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		But calvados, the drink of Breton or Norman paysans and cosmopolitan style pundits, has escaped easy characterisation it smells divine, warms the gullet and, unlike many other distilled drinks, it actually tastes of the fruit it is made from - fat, round apples squashed in the cider press.
		Calvados is classless yet classy, fruity yet dry, neither male nor female, ageless.
		Everywhere, people are stroking their chins, lifting an eyebrow, and saying, "You know, I think I'll have a calvados." Mayfair's Savile Club, a bookish haunt well of the trend-setting path, has seen a calvados rush in the past couple of years.
	www.ciderbrandy.co.uk /pr2.html (1128 words)

	Sam's Wines & Spirits - Detail
		This unique spirit is produced under the watchful eye of owner Christian Drouin, the most passionate distiller I have ever met.
		The distillery is located in the heart of the Pays d'Auge (Calvados' top district) in a former horse farm that has been, and continues to be, tenderly restored.
		Tucked away in virtually ever corner of every building are casks of Calvados waiting patiently to become part of one of Drouhin's blends or perhaps become the latest Vintage Calvados in the portfolio.
	www.samswine.com /Products/Product.aspx?SKU=10010502 (191 words)

	Liqueur & Spirit Terms
		The apples are pressed, fermented, distilled and cask-aged in the same manner as brandy and are bottled at 40% alcohol.
		Calvados, or its equivalent, are usually classified into four different types, depending on the sweetness: sweet, bitter-sweet, bitter and acidic.
		Calvados age classifications are very similar to cognac and armagnac.
	www.winemakeri.com /information/glossaries/liqueurs/lq_glossary_c.htm (1575 words)

	WINEmag.co.za/News
		Calvados Normandy is an area associated with D-Day beach landings, apples and pears, cider, the Bayeux tapestry, wonderful food - and Calvados.
		Most Calvados sold in France is two to three years old, while that exported is six years or more.
		Much of the earliest rum produced was simply crude cane spirit, so what the pirates drank over treasure chests with many a "yo-ho-ho" would be unrecognisable as rum today.
	www.winemag.co.za /content/online/print_pop.asp?in=72&page=body3 (1350 words)

	Calvados - AlcoholReviews.com Reviews Calvados by Pere Magloire and Daron
		I'm honestly baffle that those who traffic in Calvados have not hitched themselves to the coattails of cider, which has made quite a resurgence amongst consumers in recent years.
		Calvados is produced in the Normandy region of France, the Normandy region in particular, with the best being given the designation du Pays d' Auge.
		Their Fine calvados ($24.99) is gold colored, noses, interestingly, of apple and a touch of pear, and is smooth but warm going down.
	www.alcoholreviews.com /SPIRITS/calvados-pere-daron.html (384 words)

	Domaine Dupont - Calvados production (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The second distillation of the petite eau produces the final Calvados and is called the "bonne chauffe".
		One of the most important effects of the maturation process is the darkening of the colour, along with the increase in sweetness, essential oils and fatty acids.
		The silkier calvados will be served plain, while a calvados with more intense aromas will be appreciated either plain or to accompany well selected coffee, chocolates with high cocoa content, or cigars.
	www.calvados-dupont.com /pages_anglaises/calvadosuk.htm (1225 words)

	The Nation "Sunday Style" on Sunday
		“Calvados,” he reels off, “is an apple brandy produced from 25 varieties of apples, a blend of 70 per cent bitter, 20 per cent sweet and 10 per cent acetic fruit.”
		One of the first steps he took was to reduce the size of the ageing vats, employing his knowledge of winemaking to introduce smaller, oak casks.
		He does remember, as a three-year-old, trying to catch the distilled spirit with his tongue as it dripped out of the pipe, but as he grew older, his interests turned to law, and then to winemaking.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /sunday/20050626/index.php?news=column_17837010.html (1186 words)

	Sunday Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Calvados is, of course, French Normandy's world-famous apple-brandy.
		Again, the direct parallel with grape-based, French brandy, is that Calvados spirit is produced by distilling cider, just as the two noble aristocrats, Cognac and Armagnac, are distilled grape wine.
		According to Mattson, the dominant Calvados aromas should be apple "esther", boringly termed as pentyl pentanoate by the men in white coats.
	www.sundaylife.co.uk /features/story.jsp?story=617425 (530 words)

	Nation's Restaurant News: Cool calvados cocktails to shake up Big Apple at The Drake's fall festival
		Calvados, of course, is the wonderful apple brandy that hails from Normandy, France.
		At Q56, though, Calvados once again will be providing the base for some innovative cocktails, and it will be used in the kitchen by chef Rhys Rosenblum to prepare a special menu.
		The Big Apple Martini is a simple affair made with Calvados, apple schnapps, vodka and apple juice, whereas Pomme D'Amour is, perhaps, a little more daring--it marries Calvados with strawberry schnapps, fresh lime juice and a French liqueur flavored with passion fruit and cranberries.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3190/is_37_38/ai_n6199031 (376 words)

	California Wine and Food Magazine
		Forty million bottles of Cognac are sold each year in the U.S., but we only go through 200,000 bottles of Calvados.
		A perfect complement for poultry or pork recipes, the spirit also enhances apple and pear desserts, naturellement.
		Calvados can be sipped neat as a digestif, as an apéritif,
	www.californiawineandfood.com /wine/calvados.htm (507 words)

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