{"title":"Calvados","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lecompte-originel-calvados","title":"Lecompte Originel Calvados","description":"Calvados Pays d'Auge, this unique assemblage reveals layers of flavor, while fresh and lively. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLecompte Calvados Originel leads with refined and arrant fragrances of tree ripe yellow apples, firm green pears, peach, and white grapes baking together in honey and spice. A cushy front palate displays the medium body with flavors of apples spiced with fennel, baked in crisp filo dough basted with honey-butter and dusted with cinnamon. The finish shows a balance of fruit that reveals a clear oak influence of caramel and butterscotch, and a clean, dry copious amount of minerals that lag, and slowly fade to a warming remnant of lingering apple. This is a delightful Calvados that would be brilliant as an aperitif, or again, as as a 'trou Normand' and even in an adult beverage.","brand":"LeCompte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34491830730910,"sku":"lecompte-OC","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/2836\/5149\/products\/BuyLecompteOriginelCalvadosOnline.jpg?v=1601605406"},{"product_id":"lecompte-5-year-old-calvados","title":"Lecompte 5 Year Old Calvados","description":"This Calvados Pays d'Auge spends several months in a small cask of fresh oak and is then transferred into mature barrels, bringing out the more subtle flavours of the wine. You'll find the taste to be fruity, but also with subtle hint of woodiness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLecompte's 5 Year Old Calvados is light and fruity. The combination of apple and vanilla notes allows it to work well in cocktails.","brand":"LeCompte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34491952660638,"sku":"lecompte-5YR-C","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/2836\/5149\/products\/BuyLecompte5YearOldCalvadosOnline.jpg?v=1601617002"},{"product_id":"lecompte-12-year-old-calvados","title":"Lecompte 12 Year Old Calvados","description":"With more maturity, the Lecompte Calvados 12 years has a more dominant palate and aroma. It's a specific type of apple brandy, heralding from the Lower Normandy region of France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLecompte's 12 Year Old Calvados is exceptionally fruity, complemented by notes of hazelnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg and licorice. 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