Talk:Calvados (spirit)

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Spelling mistake? "vieillée en chêne" or "vieilli en chêne"? - User:Olivier

In common English usage it seems that Calvados is regularly capitalized. I have changed the article to reflect this.

Yes, Calvados (like Cognac) is in reference to the French department of Calvados and should always be capitalized Philvarner 23:11, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Apple varieties

This article should mention the number of apple varieties (up to 120 or more, of the bitter, tart, and sweet kinds) used to produce Calvados. 69.81.158.35 07:38, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Huh?

"During World War I cider brandy was made for armaments."

That makes no sense. It either means: that cider brandy was made for consumption by members of the armed forces; or that cider brandy was used in making armaments. I don't know which. Either way, could someone who knows something about it expand on this please, as well as provide a source? WikiReaderer 22:19, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

I've removed the line about pronunciation. According to Chamber's English Dictionary (and my experience) it is always '-dos' not '-do' - and this is en.wikipedia.org, not sure about the 'authentic' French pronunciation of the region - I would guess that in any case would not have stress on the first syllable. Luke Harris (talk) 22:41, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Absolutely right - the "s" is pronounced. Not pronouncing it is a perfect sign of being a foreigner who learned from a book. Locals do refer to it as "calva" - the moral equivalent of calling beer "brew" 81.247.203.239 (talk) 14:02, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

In fact, perhaps a line explaining that the final "s" is pronounced ought to be included, given that final s's in French are more often silent. As for stress, in standard French there isn't any; all syllables are stressed equally. Trying to duplicate that effect in English, however, sounds stilted. The topic of syllable stress in French words spoken in English is worthy of its own Wiki topic (there might already be one, for all I know), with significant differences between American and British practices. However, in this case, placing the stress on the first syllable - the usual British practice - sounds most natural, although it is no more "authentic" than stressing the VA or the DOS. 76.99.86.148 (talk) 02:01, 1 April 2008 (UTC)essex9999