COQUEREL CALVADOS XO

ABV 40%

 ABOUT

“Coquerel XO is our greatest blend: powerful and complex, yet elegant and smooth. The blend of unique eaux-de-vie and the double aging, first in new French oak barrels, then in very old Pommeau de Normandie natural appel apéritif cask, provides a subtle balance between the acidity of the apples, the sweetness of the unfermented sugars, dried fruits, and spices.” - Pierre Martin Neuhaus

METHOD

First in the process is the selection of perfectly ripe apples. The first to drop are often rotten but it shows when the ripe apples are ready. The apples are then crushed into a mash and the juices are fermented for 28 days, then the distillation in traditional copper stills. Finally the aging the mixture is placed into fine French oak barrels, the comes the strategic role of the cellar master who enhances and magnifies each different kind of brandy.

TASTES AND AROMAS

Nose: candied apple

Mouth: gourmet, brioche

Finish: warm apple tart

RECOMMENDED SERVES

OLD FASHIONED, REALLY?

40cl of Coquerel Calvados XO, 1 dash of bitter Angostura, 1 piece of sugar, Ice cubes and soda water