Cocktails with Calvados
Calvados is an apple brandy from Normandy, France, with rich apple flavor and oak complexity. Essential for the Jack Rose and French-influenced cocktails.
3 drinks with calvados
What it tastes like
- aroma
- Apple, Baked fruit, Vanilla, Oak, Spice
- taste
- Rich apple, Caramel, Oak, Warm spices
- finish
- Long, Apple, Warming, Complex
History
Calvados has been produced in Normandy since at least the 16th century, using the region's abundant apple orchards. It gained AOC protection in 1942. The best expressions rival fine cognac in complexity and are enjoyed similarly.