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This is apple harvest time and Friday 20th October is World Calvados Day. To celebrate we thought you might like to try something new. Apple Calvados is a lovely, warming drink to enjoy on an autumnal evening: Place a pieceRead more

Today Thursday, 20th October, is World Calvados Day.  If you would like to try this fabulous French apple brandy how about making something different?  Calvados and tonic is France’s answer to the G&T and is a staple in Normandy.  Although traditionallyRead more

Calvados is a brandy made from apples and produced exclusively in Normandy.  Its history dates back to 1553, when the drink was known as cidre eau-de-vie.  The name calvados was introduced in the late 1700s, when France was divided intoRead more