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BRANDY CALVADOS

DISTILLERIE COQUEREL FRANCE Since 1937, Manoir du Coquerel has been producing AOC Certified Calvados in Normandy from a variety of different apples grown on their estate, as well as on neighboring farms that they have been working with for several decades. Coquerel Calvados Fine 80PF / 375ML Made with naturally fermented, then distilled apple cider. Aged

for 2 years in French Oak Barrels. Coquerel Calvados VSOP 80PF / 700ML

A VSOP known for its fruity and floral aromas resulting from a blend of Calvados aged of a minimum of four years. Slightly ambered tints with mahogany glints. A complex nose opening on candied fruits and gingerbread notes evolving towards wood and vanilla scents.

Kindred Spirits:

Calvados

FRANCE

Cognac

When it comes to brandies, nothing competes with France’s amber trio; Cognac, Armagnac and Calvados, each a pure product of its own terroir. Cognac comes from a sector of chalky soil near the town it’s named for, in

Armagnac

the

Charentes region north of Bordeaux. Armagnac’s territory lies south of the Garonne river in the Midi-Pyrénées region once known as Gascony, of Musketeer fame. Made with white wine from three areas—in ascending order of excellence, Haut-Armagnac, Ténarèze and Bas Armagnac Apple orchards replace vineyards in Normandy, where Calvados , familiarly called calva, was named after one of the departments in which it’s made—double-distilled from apple mash fermented with yeast. First recorded in the 16th century, calva is the basis of the trou Normand, the pause during a hearty meal for a nip. —FRANCETODAY.COM

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