Aged Calvados Pays d'Auge (Hors d'Âge)

Long-aged Calvados from the Pays d'Auge AOC (Normandy) — double-distilled in copper pot stills from cider apples (bitter, bitter-sweet, sweet, sharp), then oak-aged 15+ years to Hors d'Âge / Extra / XO designation. Profile: baked-apple confit, toffee, sandalwood, pipe tobacco, rancio, with subtle smoke and long spice. Distinct from young bonded American apple brandy or VSOP Calvados — these aged expressions are reserved for sipping or premium Norman Coffee / Pommeau-spiked stirred drinks where t...