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LOCAL ALCOHOLS
When we talk about Normandy, it's mainly for its atypical and timeless spirits :
CALVADOS
Classified CDO since 1942, with 3 appellations: CDO Calvados, Calvados Pays d'Auge with Cognac and Calvados Domfrontais with pear. It is basically a cider distilled in a still (device which separates the product by heating and cooling), which is aged in barrels for 2 years. It contains 70° of alcohol. There are older Calvados with character!
​CIDER
Classified by PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) and CDO Cider Pays d'Auge since 1996. Between 2 and 6°, it is made ONLY from local apples. To obtain sweet cider, it must be left to macerate for 3 months, while the crude 6 months.
​NORMAN HOLE
This digestive is an apple sorbet flavored with Calvados at 40° which is taken after a fairly substantial meal, in order to mark a break and "make a hole", to make room for the dish following. This tradition still continues today!
KNOB
Classified CDO since 1991 and CDO in 2006. It is a mixture of cider and Calvados between 16 to 18°. It is aged in barrel for 14 months.
PEAR
​​​​ Classified PGI Poiré Domfront, it is cider made from pear. It has the same degrees of alcohol as classic cider.
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