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Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts) Fri Nov 29, 2019, 02:32 PM Nov 2019

Calvados

I am having Calvados tonight with apple pie for dessert. Calvados is an apple brandy from Normandy, France. I usually add just a little water to open up the flavor. It goes great with apple pie.

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Calvados (Original Post) Dirty Socialist Nov 2019 OP

Calvados is a beautiful department and yes, the are apple orchards EVERYWHERE! CurtEastPoint Nov 2019 #1

Didn't know there was cider from there Dirty Socialist Nov 2019 #2

I'm no expert but I do remember having it several times while there... CurtEastPoint Nov 2019 #3

Pommeau uppityperson Nov 2019 #4

Seems like everyone in France knows someone who makes homemade calvados Major Nikon Nov 2019 #5

CurtEastPoint

(18,643 posts)

1. Calvados is a beautiful department and yes, the are apple orchards EVERYWHERE!

Reply to Dirty Socialist (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 02:38 PM

Nov 2019

And the cider is absolutely magnificent, too.

Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts)

2. Didn't know there was cider from there

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 02:43 PM

Nov 2019

I thought most hard cider was from Western England

CurtEastPoint

(18,643 posts)

3. I'm no expert but I do remember having it several times while there...

Reply to Dirty Socialist (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 02:45 PM

Nov 2019

and it was delicious. When I got home (Atlanta) I tried to find French ciders and as I recall had not much luck; mostly English and it just wasn't the same.

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

4. Pommeau

Reply to Dirty Socialist (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 04:09 PM

Nov 2019

Appertif made of cider and calva. Yum.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

5. Seems like everyone in France knows someone who makes homemade calvados

Reply to Dirty Socialist (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 04:35 PM

Nov 2019

All I’ve had was quite good.

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