All Discerning Palates Will Eventually Find Fruit XO Calvados 122.4 Proof

All Discerning Palates Will Eventually Find Fruit is an independent, cask-strength bottling of XO Calvados from Normandy, France, released under a deliberately tongue-in-cheek label rather than a traditional house name. Calvados is apple (and sometimes pear) brandy made by fermenting cider from Normandy orchards and distilling it, then ageing the spirit in oak; under the appellation rules an XO must spend a minimum of six years in wood, and this bottling goes well beyond that, with the bottler stating a minimum of ten years on oak casks. Unlike the vast majority of Calvados, which is reduced to 40% for bottling, this release is bottled at full cask strength, 122.4 proof (61.2% ABV), without dilution, so the concentration of fruit and oak is unusually intense. The bottler describes deep and layered orchard fruit notes. Full-proof, decade-plus Calvados is rare on the US market and this expression sits alongside the handful of cask-strength single-cask releases from Normandy producers. The original distillery is not disclosed on the label, which is typical for independent bottlings of this kind. Serve neat with a little water to open it up, or use it to build a seriously fruit-driven Old Fashioned.

Buy All Discerning Palates Will Eventually Find Fruit XO Calvados 122.4 Proof online with fast shipping right to your door.