Editing Calvados (section)

==Production==
[[File:Calvados Apfel 0596.jpg|thumb|right|Calvados apples.]]
Calvados is distilled from cider made from specially grown and selected apples, from over 200 named varieties. It is not uncommon for a calvados producer to use over 100 specific varieties of apples{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} which are either sweet (such as the 'Rouge Duret' variety), tart (such as the 'Rambault' variety), or bitter (such as the 'Mettais', 'Saint Martin', 'Frequin', and 'Binet Rouge' varieties), the latter being inedible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/calvadosdiscover/cellars|title=Calvados Cellars - Calvados|website=Sites.google.com|access-date=27 July 2022|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027170313/https://sites.google.com/site/calvadosdiscover/cellars|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The fruit is harvested and pressed into a juice that is fermented into a dry [[cider]]. It is then [[distilled]] into ''[[eau de vie]]''. After two or three years of [[aging barrel|aging in oak]] casks, it can be sold as calvados. The longer it is aged, the smoother the drink becomes. Usually, the maturation goes on for several years.