AndrewPalmer
4.0
We tried this while visiting the islands last summer. Very tasty.
4.02
About this bottle
San Juan Island Distillery located on its namesake island in northwest Washington State is just east of Vancouver Island, Canada. The climate of the San Juan Islands is very similar to the climate in Normandy, France where Calvados (French Apple Brandy) is made. Their production is founded on the same traditions and techniques used in Normandy to create their distinctive apple brandy. Apple cider is distilled in their copper pot still in small 50-gallon batches; it is heated up very slowly to get the best quality apple eau de vie (fresh fruit distillate) possible. A typical 4 to 6 hour run produces about a couple of gallons of pure apple spirit at 78% alcohol. Most of that goes into old 59-gallon French Limousin oak barrels where it ages for three years. (NOTE: Currently, only available at the distillery and in select Washington state retailers)
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