The story of Pierre's bottle of Calvados. In the early '40s Pierre Frénée, my friend from Alençon, suffered under the Occupation of Normandy. He heard the bombers which flew north to bomb Britain. Too ...

“When someone drinks calvados, they’re forced to acknowledge the base material it’s made from,” said Thad Vogler, the San Francisco-based proprietor of Bar Agricole (which has earned him multiple nods ...

While autumn seems to be awash in pumpkin spice beverages, our minds turn to apple season, especially in North Georgia, with its multitude of orchards at the base of the Appalachians. Grown, fermented ...

Calvados is a French spirit made in Normandy. Producers distil apple cider into a an eau de vie which is then aged in wooden casks. Although not as well-known, it can compare favourably with rival ...