Recommended
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Bars, hotels, restaurants, delicatessens, wine stores, you’ll find Calvados everywhere. In Normandy, in France, and all over the world.
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The Brandy Library
New York - United StatesThis is THE place for brandy in New York. Here you will find over 50 different Calvados that you can enjoy neat or mixed in cocktails. This high-end bar is located in the heart of New York’s Tribeca district.
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Harry’s Bar
Paris - FranceSince 1911, this embassy of U.S. cocktail-making has reigned supreme in the heart of the 9th arrondissement of Paris. With its uniformed waiters, inimitable know-how and a lovely grand piano in the basement for the jazz evenings, Harry’s is an institution!
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L’Auberge du Président
Cormeilles - NormandyLocated in the heart of the Pays d’Auge, the Auberge du Président is an authentic and elegant Normandy auberge. Don’t forget to order the monkfish medallion with Calvados when you dine at this gastronomic auberge oozing Pays d’Auge charm.
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Roquette
Seattle - United StatesLocated in the heart of the Belltown district, Roquette is a tribute to French spirits. Calvados figures prominently on its imaginative cocktail menu. At the helm you will find Erik Hakinnen, one of the most influential bartenders in the U.S.
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Le Pot d’Etain
Manerbe - NormandyThis restaurant’s “cuisine de terroir” menu is based on seasonal produce usually sourced from local farms. It is an ode to the Normandy “art de vivre” in all its simplicity.
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Rue Ecuyère
Caen - NormandyThis street is the epicentre of student life in Caen. The speciality here is the Embuscade, a cocktail made from lager, white wine and Calvados and invented in Normandy. While you’re in Rue Ecuyère, pop in to see Nathan at the Speakeasy and ask him to introduce you to the “Demoiselle”…
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Combat
Paris - FranceNamed after a neighbourhood in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, this bar is consistently excellent! A hard-working team, a style very unlike that of a classic speakeasy and, of course, original cocktail recipes which sometimes give away Margot Lecarpentier’s Normandy roots!
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Le Château d’Audrieu
Audrieu - NormandyPay a visit to the “Le 1715” bar or “Le Séran” restaurant and you can explore a wide range of Calvados from the three appellations along with many Calvados-based cocktails.
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La Renaissance
Caen - NormandyMichelin-starred chef Arnaud Viel is a local boy. He serves up original and sustainable Normandy cuisine. Calvados naturally has pride of place in this superb restaurant.
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