Dupont 20yo

Dupont 20yo

Brandy: Calvados
From: Pays d'Auge
House: Dupont
Style: Single distillery
Colour: Amber
ABV: 42%

N: dried apples, peaches, strawberry jam, honey, shortcrust pastry, hints of cloves.

M: Light body, loose, cool, slightly astringent.

T: Bitter sweet. Dark chocolate, strawberry jam, cloves, raisins, hints of coffee.

F: Long. Peaches, dried apples, shortcrust pastry, coffee, raisins.

Comments:

Wow. This is apple pie Calvados, mimicking the flavour profile almost perfectly - apples, cloves, pastry. Of course, there's plenty of other stuff in here too, raisins, chocolate, coffee, and some sort of red fruit jam, mostly strawberry.

I think I'm beginning to be able to distinguish between Calvados houses. I've had a few well-aged expressions, and I shall gravitate towards the younger ones for a little while now. Well-aged brown spirits tend to deepen and intensify in flavour, and it will be interesting to see what the younger ones are like.

Verdict:

I like this.