Astrid Hubert only makes single vintage Calvados which is of sublime quality. She uses 15 varieties of apples, together with 5% of pears, and never sprays her crop. The cider is left in foudres for 1 year before distillation, the Calvados then being matured in long old oak barrels. Complex in taste, round and very long on the finish.
Astrid Hubert has 15 hectares in the heart of the Pays d’Auge. She uses 15 varieties of apples, together with 5% of pears, and never sprays her crop. The cider is left in foudres for 1 year before distillation, the Calvados then...
Calvados is an apple brandy produced in the French region of Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie). Apples selected for distillation into Calvados fall into over 200 specially-grown varieties. Several varieties may be used for one brand of Calvados, ranging from very sweet apples to tart and bitter, at...
