Calvados (apple brandy)

Calvados (apple brandy)
  a département in Normandy known for the famed apple brandy.

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  • Calvados (spirit) — Calvados is an apple brandy from the French région of Basse Normandie or Lower Normandy. HistoryApple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known Norman distillation was carried out by Lord de …   Wikipedia

  • Brandy — This article is about the spirit. For other uses, see Brandy (disambiguation). Cognac brandy in a typical brandy snifter Brandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn burnt wine )[1] is a s …   Wikipedia

  • Calvados — This article is about the French department. For the apple brandy produced in the region, see Calvados (brandy). Calvados   Department   …   Wikipedia

  • Calvados (Getränk) — „vieux Calvados“ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Calvados — [ kalvədɒs] noun apple brandy, traditionally made in the Calvados region of Normandy …   English new terms dictionary

  • Calvados — Cal•va•dos [[t]ˌkæl vəˈdoʊs, ˈkæl vəˌdoʊs[/t]] n. vin an apple brandy of the Normandy region of France distilled from cider • Etymology: after Calvados, department in Normandy …   From formal English to slang

  • calvados — /ˈkælvədɒs/ (say kalvuhdos) noun an apple brandy from the French region of Lower Normandy. {from Calvados, a department in NW France} …  

  • Calvados — n. an apple brandy. Etymology: Calvados in France …   Useful english dictionary

  • Calvados — /kal veuh dohs , dos , kal veuh dohs , dos /; for 1 also Fr. /kannl vann daws /, n. 1. a department in NW France. 560,967; 2198 sq. mi. (5693 sq. km). Cap.: Caen. 2. (sometimes l.c.) a dry apple brandy made from apple cider in Normandy. * * * …   Universalium

  • calvados — n. dry apple brandy distilled from apple cider (produced in Normandy) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • calvados — noun a) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France. b) A glass of this spirit …   Wiktionary

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