Pere Magloire XO Calvados

Pere Magloire XO Calvados

Brandy: Calvados
From: Pays d'Auge
Style: Single distillery
House: Pere Magloire
Colour: Amber copper
ABV: 40%

N: baked apples, cinnamon, honey, blackcurrant cordial, hints of butter.

M: Medium body, loosens, slippery, turns airy.

T: Sweet. Cinnamon, baked apples, lemon zest, lime zest, butterscotch.

F: Long. Lemon zest, butterscotch, cinnamon, raisins.

Comments:

Another Pays d'Auge house, a region that seems to deliver bold spirits, lots of flavour, with intense apple notes. There's a lot of other stuff besides apple too, buttery dairy notes, some spice, and some really pleasant blackcurrant.

Unlike whisky, there's a real dearth of material available online about different kinds of brandies. There's quite a bit on cognac, a fair bit on armagnac, not a lot on calvados, and precious little on all the other categories of brandies that I've tasted and reviewed. In my own little way I hope to add to the knowledge available online for these great drinks.

Verdict:

I like this.