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Calvados

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Timeline

1553

First Distillation

First recorded instance of distillation in Normandy by Gilles de Gouberville

1606

Guild Established

A guild for cider distillation was established

2018

XO Regulations Changed

Regulations stipulate a minimum of ten years of aging for XO Calvados