On La Route de Cidre: Getting Buzzed on Normandy’s Cider Trail

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A line-up of aperitif, cider, and digestif at each meal may be out of style, but not on France’s cider trail. William O’Connor sips and tells.

Former Travel Editor

Published Sep. 22 2013 4:45AM EDT

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“C’est pour les bébés,” says the grizzled man as he pours us a taste of Calvados (44 percent alcohol). Grinning madly, he mimes a baby getting knocked out and falling asleep.

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We laugh, partly at the idea of a baby drinking this heady digestif, and partly because, for a group with...

William O’Connor

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On La Route de Cidre: Getting Buzzed on Normandy’s Cider Trail

A line-up of aperitif, cider, and digestif at each meal may be out of style, but not on France’s cider trail. William O’Connor sips and tells.

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On La Route de Cidre: Getting Buzzed on Normandy’s Cider Trail

A line-up of aperitif, cider, and digestif at each meal may be out of style, but not on France’s cider trail. William O’Connor sips and tells.

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