11 Distillery Tours That Take it to the Next Level Slideshow

At the end of a long and leisurely dinner — one that started with Champagne, moved to a bottle or two of wine, and finally into desserts and espresso — the sharp, sweet taste of a digestif is a most delightful punctuation. And calvados, an apple brandy, is a favorite. What starts out as a cider is distilled and aged in hundred year old casks to become the brightly caramel colored spirit. At the Busnel Calvados Distillery in Normandy, one of the region’s largest, an hour and a half tour takes you through cellars to the distilling room, explains all the tools in the brandy-making process, and finishes with a tasting.

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