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Calvados
Normandy's apple brandy — an orchard, distilled and grown wise in oak.
How to order it: Pays d'Auge for the good stuff. Baked apple, butterscotch, autumn in a snifter.
Flavor profile
Sweetness5
Bitterness1
Strength9
Freshness4
Richness7
Sparkle0
Daring7
The proper serve
- 1½ oz in a small snifter
- Slightly below room temperature
- Nose the orchard first
- Classic with cheese or dessert
- Or a 'trou Normand' mid-meal
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