What is calvados?
Calvados · French
Apple brandy from Normandy in northern France, sometimes with some pear, aged in oak. Tastes like baked apples with a warm, woody finish.
What it tastes like
Baked apple, pear and vanilla, with oak spice and a dry, warming finish. Young ones are fresher and fruitier.
Where you’ll see it
French restaurants as a digestif, Normandy dishes with apple and cream, and fall cocktails.
Related words
- pommeau
- armagnac
- eau de vie