while the spicy expression introduces a lingering pepper kick

and — notably — cream sherry casks from the Antonio Páez Lobato cooperage

It balances residual sweetness with bright acidity and subtle herbal spice

fruit-driven profile dominated by lemon

and spice dimensions that standard bourbon barrels simply cannot provide

Boulard VSOP Calvados 750ML loire-valley while the spicy expression introducesBoulard VSOP Calvados 750ML is a double distilled Pays d'Auge apple brandy from Normandy, France, bottled at 40% ABV in a 750ml format. Scoring 93 points from Wine Enthusiast, this VSOP expression draws on an unusually broad palette of 120 different apple varieties far more than most Calvados producers employ resulting in a layered, fruit driven spirit aged in new Limousin oak casks. Quick Facts: ABV: 40% Origin: Pays d'Auge, Normandy, France VSOP