Calvados vs. Applejack — What's the Difference?

Calvados (UK: , US: , French: [kalvados] (listen)) often nicknamed Calva, is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or, sometimes, from apples with pears.

Brandy distilled from hard cider.

A French brandy made from apples.

Hard cider that has been concentrated by repeatedly freezing it and removing the resulting ice crystals.

(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.

An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.

(countable) A glass of this spirit.

Apple brandy; a brandy distilled from cider.

Dry apple brandy made in Normandy

Distilled from hard cider