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Faithful
to the traditional methods of cider making,
the Manoir d'Apreval produces ciders, Poirés,
Calvados Pays d'Auge and Pommeau de Normandie. |
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Calvados Blanche
"A Calvados especially designed for cocktails that will also please amateurs of young spirits. Tasty and original, it releases the bitter and fruity qualities of fresh apples."
Body: Clear pale gold.
Scent : very fruity aroma of fresh apples with hints of liquorice. Slight underlying smoky note.
Taste : Sharp and mellow taste with green apple aromas which gives a refreshing sensation and leads to spicy and sour notes.
Serving suggestions : In a cocktail : This Calvados is an excellent base for many cocktails, let your imagination guide you or ask for our cocktail ideas. As an aperitif : pure, served ice cold or on crushed ice. During a meal : pure, served ice cold on smoked or marinated fish (herring, salmon, eel). On crushed ice with chocolate puddings. As a "trou normand" (on apple sorbet between two dishes). For cooking : for flaming or in sorbets and pastries. After dinner : pure or in a cup of coffee.
Specificity : A Blend of 2 to 3 year old Calvados that is perfect to create original and tasty cocktails.
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Our Calvados AOC Pays d'Auge
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Calvados Reserve
"A Calvados that reveals a certain mellowness still influenced by the refreshing and fruity hints from its youth."
Body: Golden, clear and shiny with amber tones.
Scent : Smooth sensation with aromas of ripe apples and vanilla.
Taste : Strong and fruity flavour of cooked apples, vanilla and caramel with a hint of lemon and woody flavours.
Serving suggestions : As an aperitif served on ice or after dinner at room temperature.
Specificity : Blend of 4 to 6 year old Calvados Pays d'Auge.
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Calvados Grande Reserve
"A Calvados with a great sensation of sweet spices and vanilla through which one can feel the tranquility of ageing that gives it its roundness."
Body: Golden, clear and shiny with amber reflections.
Scent : roundness sensation, mixed aromas of hazelnut, praline and honey.
Taste : smooth flavour of candied apples and vanilla, followed by a spicy consistency and a delicate finish.
Serving suggestion : By itself at room temperature.
Specificity : Blend of 10 to 12 year old Calvados Pays d'Auge.
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Calvados XO
"A prestigious Calvados that reveals a candied and woody character born from a complex blend of 5 different distillations."
Body: Deep golden colour with coppered reflections, shiny and clear.
Scent : Pleasurable aromas of baked apples, brown sugar, vanilla and warm spices.
Taste : Intense spicy and woody combination with a round, soft finish.
Serving suggestion : By itself at room temperature.
Specificity : Blend of 15 to 20 year old Calvados Pays d'Auge.
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Calvados Vintage 1989
"A Calvados that has been at rest for over 21 years, it was chosen as a vintage for its unique character and its smooth and floral balance."
Body: Dark gold with coppered reflections, shiny and clear.
Scent : bitter orange aroma with a spicy hint and milky caramel.
Taste : Fluid, vanilla aromas and sweet spices.
Serving suggestion : By itself at room temperature.
Specificity : This Calvados is a vintage, made exclusively from the distillation of 1989.
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Calvados Vintage 1980
"A Calvados chosen in its decade for its powerful character and long-lasting taste."
Body: Dark gold with coppered reflections, shiny and clear.
Scent : aromas of citrus fruit and toasted almonds.
Taste : Fluid, persistent taste, woody, bitter chocolate aromas.
Serving suggestion : By itself at room temperature.
Specificity : This Calvados is a vintage, made exclusively from the distillation of 1980.
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Calvados Cuvée Victor 30+ years
"A Calvados to the memory of the great grand father, marked by casks of various origins that make it unique"
Body: Dark gold with coppered reflections, clear and shiny.
Scent : floral and vegetal aromas followed by a development of animal and game aromas.
Taste : A very powerful taste dominated by candied apple and vanilla aromas with a liquorice finish. Very persistent.
Serving suggestion : By itself at room temperature.
Specificity : Blend of Calvados Pays d'Auge over 30 years old.
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Calvados Cuvée Gustave 40+ years
"A Calvados with a tough and tender character that goes very well with the toasted notes of a cigar."
Body: Dark gold with coppered reflections, clear and shiny.
Scent : First aromas are floral with a hint of citrus fruit followed by baked apples and a spicy touch.
Taste : Smooth and persistent with baked apple and caramel aromas. A bitter chocolate and dried fruit finish
Serving suggestion : By itself at room temperature. Makes a good companion for a nice cigar.
Specificity : Blend of Calvados Pays d'Auge over 40 years old.
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Cask Strength Calvados 40 + years, 51 % vol.
"An ageing that is a source of wonder and delight for angels and amateurs of cigars: pure and concentrated."
Body: Shiny and clear with a strong mahogany colour.
Scent : A great aromatic intensity given by its tobacco, liquorice, animal and spicy aromas
Taste : Intense and powerful with aromas of liquorice, tobacco and spices.
Serving suggestion : By itself at room temperature. Makes a good companion for a nice cigar.
Specificity : Blend of Calvados AOC Pays d'Auge distilled before 1967 and never reduced.
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