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'''Calvados''' is an [[apple]] [[brandy]] from the French région of Basse-Normandie or Lower Normandy.

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, sometimes with [[apple sorbet]], supposed to re-awaken the appetite. Calvados can be served as [[aperitif]], blended in drinks, between meals, as a [[digestif]], or with [[coffee]]. Well-made calvados should naturally be reminiscent of [[apples]] and [[pears]], balanced with flavours of ageing. The less aged calvados distinguishes itself with its fresh [[apple]] and [[pear]] aromas. The longer the calvados is aged, the more the taste resembles that of any other aged [[brandy]]. As calvados ages, it may become golden or darker brown with orange elements and red mahogany. The nose and palate are delicate with concentration of aged [[apples]] and dried [[apricots]] balanced with [[butterscotch]], [[nut]] and [[chocolate]] aromas.

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