Eau De Vie

Question 1

Describe Calvados

Answer 1

Eau De Vie made from the distillation of fermented apple juice.

Question 2

Describe Framboise

Answer 2

Eau De Vie made from the distillation of fermented raspberries

Question 3

Describe Kirsch

Answer 3

Eau De Vie made from the distillation of fermented cherries.

Question 4

What is Haux?

Answer 4

A French Eau de vie made from Holly Berries

Question 5

Describe Mirabelle

Answer 5

Eau De Vie made from the distillation of fermented Mirabelle. Which are small yellow plums.

Question 6

Describe Poire William

Answer 6

Eau De Vie made from the distillation of fermented pears.

Question 7

Describe Silovitz

Answer 7

Eau De Vie made from the distillation of fermented plums.

Question 8

Describe Quetsch

Answer 8

Eau De Vie made from the distillation of fermented red plums.

Question 9

What are the AOCs of Calvados?

Answer 9

Calvados
Calvados Domfrontais
Calvados Pays D’ Auge

Question 10

How is Calvados made?

Answer 10

Distilled twice in a copper pot still and aged for a minimum of two years.

Question 11

What are the requirements for Calvados Pays D’ Auge?

Answer 11

Max 30% Perry

Question 12

What are the requirements for Calvados Domfrontais?

Answer 12

Min 30% Perry.
Min 3 yrs aging
Continuous distillation

Question 13

Can Calvados vintage?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

What are the aging terms for Calvados?

Answer 14

Fine
Vieux or Reserve (3 yrs)
Vielle Reserve or VSOP (4 yrs)
XO, Hors D’ Age or Nepoleon (6 yrs)

Question 15

Eau de Vie?

Answer 15

While not technically classified as brandy, a range of eaux de vie is produced from a wide assortment of fruit other than grapes.

Question 16

Calvados

Answer 16

an eau de vie distilled from apple and pear cider and produced in the Normandy region of northern France, enjoys three delimited appellations: Calvados AOC, Calvados Domfrontais AOC, and Calvados Pays d’Auge AOC

Question 17

Calvados- Background

Answer 17

Calvados is traditionally distilled twice in a copper pot still and aged for a minimum of two years in oak casks. Calvados Pays d’Auge is the premier region of production and limits pear cider (perry) to a maximum 30%. Calvados Domfrontais, the most recent appellation, requires a minimum 30% perry and a minimum three years of aging in cask. Calvados Domfrontais is always produced by continuous distillation. Calvados may be released as a vintage bottling or a blend of years. The latter may be labeled Vieux or Réserve with three years of age, Vieille Réserve or VSOP with four years of age, and XO, Hors d’Age, Extra, or Napoléon with a minimum six years of age. The youngest Calvados bottlings are labeled Fine. As in Cognac and Armagnac, producers of VSOP and XO styles often age their eau de vie much longer than the legal requirement, crafting serious spirits for contemplation.

Question 18

Other Eau de Vie (Background)

Answer 18

Other notable eaux de vie include Kirschwasser (Kirsch), made from black cherries, and Poire William, a spirit derived from Williams (Bartlett) pear perry. As Poire William is aged in glass rather than oak, its alcohol content can be rather high (45%) and the spirit remains clear. Some producers, such as Miclo in France and Clear Creek in Oregon, include a pear in the bottle—accomplished by attaching the bottle to the tree before the pear grows. Raspberry eau de vie is called Framboise—a clear spirit, rather than the red Framboise liqueur—and plum eaux de vie has many names, depending on the region and type of plum: Slivovitz, Mirabelle, Quetsch, and Prunelle. A fig eau de vie, Boukha, is the national drink of Tunisia, and apricot eau de vie (Barack Palinka) is popular in Hungary.