Calvados

Remove the pan from the heat, pour in the calvados, and carefully flambé.
Daniel Boulud Reveals His 4 Favorite Recipes From His New Cookbook|Daniel Boulud|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Despite the complexity of Calvados, not many people are digestif drinkers anymore, according to one of our guides.
On La Route du Cidre: Getting Buzzed on Normandy’s Cider Trail|William O’Connor|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Of the trio of dinner drinks, digestives have been sacrificed, and now a bottle of Calvados may last a household a decade.
On La Route du Cidre: Getting Buzzed on Normandy’s Cider Trail|William O’Connor|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Not so long ago, pinball machines were as much a fixture in French cafés as coffee and Calvados.
Paris Cafes Lose Their Pinball Machines, as Numbers Dwindle|Solène Cressant|July 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Serve it as is from the pot for kids; add a jigger of rum, brandy, or Calvados for the grownups.
The Perfect Holiday Cocktail|Cookstr.com|December 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Yet at that time there were at the station of Mezidon (Calvados) over 500 engines immobilized, nobody knew why or by whom.
England and Germany|Emile Joseph Dillon
At twenty-two Reine Flamma was the most beautiful woman in Calvados, and the most wretched.
Folle-Farine|Ouida
From the toddling age up, the Norman takes his calvados and coffee.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
There is one of this kind at Cully, Calvados, walled on three sides, and fed from the spring by two circular openings.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various
He was in haste to get his men out of the department of Calvados, and shelter them from the first pursuit of Caffarelli's police.
The House of the Combrays|G. le Notre

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Calvados

/ (ˈkælvəˌdɒs) /

noun

a department of N France in the Basse-Normandie region. Capital: Caen. Pop: 659 893 (2003 est). Area: 5693 sq km (2198 sq miles)

an apple brandy distilled from cider in this region

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