Do you know where Parisians like to spend the weekend ? Of course, not on the Champs Elysees and Place de la Concorde ... Like all the inhabitants of large cities, they dream of rural idylls, silence, fresh air and sounds of the sea, so the best place for holidaymakers Parisians - a neighboring Normandy. For tourists from all over the world Normandy has long been a truly iconic location. Here is the legendary Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, built on the island of a Benedictine monastery. No less the glory of Normandy, and are two resorts: Trouville and Deauville, situated on the shores of the Channel.
Trouville - a wonderful place with a fishing port, numerous restaurants and bustling markets along the promenade, which shows all the gastronomic Normandy.
In nearby Deauville no such riot of colors, it takes respectability and gives the opportunity to spend money. Not for nothing was the main attraction of the city is considered one of the best casinos in Europe Barriere de Deauville. And Normandy is famous for horses - hence the three-quarters of the French horses. What is surprising? The mild climate, clean air, a special herb in one word - an idyll. But Norman idyll is impossible to imagine without the local apple brandy Calvados - an excellent alternative to the cognac and armagnac.
just so happens that the climate of Normandy turned out to be too harsh for viticulture, but quite suitable for apples and pears. Back in the early Middle Ages liking Normandy Vikings made from apple cider, low alcohol beverage, which nowadays is very popular in France. Acquainted with the process of distillation, the Normans learned how to get from apple cider and spirits to withstand them in oak barrels. This is, essentially, is Calvados, got its name from the eponymous department, where they made the best apple brandy.

Today Calvados production technology is not much different from what it was in Middle Ages. At least two years of alcohol aged in oak barrels. Of the resulting alcohol is a master blend. And only then received Calvados is bottled. Here is what Jean-Luc Fassi, cellar master of the famous houses Pere Magloire: «Of course, the quality depends on the Calvados apples. But in the end, Calvados - a distillation, aging and blending. That is what defines the style. We even keep old Calvados apple flavor ».

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