These images are from Calvados, from the producers Dupont,
Père Jules, Pere Magloire (Pont-L’Evêque) and Boulard (Coquainvilliers), all
making Appellation Contrôlée Calvados Pays d’Auge.
This
is what the Wikipedia says about Calvados, the spirit:
“Calvados is an apple brandy from the French region of Lower
Normandy. Like most French wines, calvados is governed by appellation
contrôlée regulations. The Appellation Calvados contrôlée area includes all
of the Calvados, Manche, and Orne départements and parts of Eure, Mayenne,
Sarthe, and Eure-et-Loir. The more restrictive Appellation Calvados Pays
d'Auge contrôlée area is limited to the east end of the département of
Calvados and a few adjoining districts. Calvados should be aged in oak for
several years before bottling. The phrases vieilli en chêne and vieilli en
fûts de chêne are indicators of this. The longer it is aged, the smoother
the drink becomes. (Up to a point, at least. Eventually the quality of the
drink will fall off.) A half-bottle of twenty-year-old calvados can easily
cost the same price as a normal-sized bottle of ten-year-old calvados.
Calvados is the basis of the tradition of le trou Normand, or "the Norman
hole". This is a small drink of calvados taken between courses in a very
long meal. It is supposed to re-awaken the appetite.”
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