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THE DELICIOUS MOMENT WHERE FLAVOUR AND SUSTAINABILITY CONVERGE
Avallen calvados is a climate positive spirit made from just three things: Apples, Water, and Time. Love the taste, love the planet!
POSITIVE
TO THE CORE
POSITIVE TO THE CORE
Delicious, inside & out
Avallen is a crisp, floral, and completely natural calvados with no added sugar, caramel, or other nasties. It's perfect for mixing with soda, as a refreshing spritz, in your favourite cocktail, or simply for sipping.
Buzzing About Bees
From the orchard bees that pollinate our apple trees to everyone's beloved bumblebee, we adore all the furry little winged warriors that keep our ecosystems buzzing, which is why we donate at least 2% of our turnover annually to organisations that work to save our struggling bee populations. Learn more about our commitment to these amazing creatures here.
Climate Positive
Being climate positive is about more than reducing our footprint – it's a commitment to create measurable environmental benefits beyond net zero emissions. The amazing apple trees that provide apples for Avallen sequester more carbon than we emit in producing Avallen each year, so every bottle we make represents a small positive step towards tackling the climate emergency.
Our Mission
It is our ambition to become one of the world's most sustainable spirits, from blossom to bottle, sharing the lessons we learn along the way with other producers and businesses that want to make great products without giving the planet a hangover.
Our Range
There's only one Avallen Calvados available in three different types of packaging:
Glass Bottle
paper Bottle
ecoSPIRITS
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Glass Bottle
A lightweight glass bottle made from 65% recycled glass at one of the most sustainable facilities in Europe.
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Paper Bottle
The game changing Frugal Bottle that has 1/6 of the carbon footprint and 1/5 of the water footprint of a regular glass bottle
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ecoSPIRITS
A revolutionary low carbon, low waste circular technology for bars and restaurants designed to eradicate single use glass.
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HOW TO DRINK AVALLEN
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Avallen Appletini
Our favourite way to drink Avallen
Our favourite way to drink Avallen
Avallen Appletini
Our favourite way to drink Avallen
YOU NEED
40ml Avallen calvados
30ml apple juice
20ml lemon juice
10ml sugar syrup
METHOD
In a cocktail shaker add all ingredients and fill with ice. Shake hard and strain into a chilled glass.
GLASS
Martini or coupette
GARNISH
A smile
Avallen Tonic
The classic way to drink Avallen
The classic way to drink Avallen
Avallen Tonic
The classic way to drink Avallen
YOU NEED
50ml Avallen calvados
150ml Indian tonic water
METHOD
Build in a highball glass over ice
GLASS
Highball
GARNISH
Apple slice
Forbidden Fruit Martini
If you like Pornstar Martinis
If you like Pornstar Martinis
Forbidden Fruit Martini
If you like Pornstar Martinis
YOU NEED
40ml Avallen calvados
20ml rhubarb liqueur
20ml lemon Juice
15ml vanilla syrup
3 drops cocktail foamer
50ml sparkling dry cider
METHOD
Shake all ingredients except the cider with ice. Double strain into a coupette glass and top with cider.
GLASS
Coupette
GARNISH
Apple slice
Avallen Mojito
The perfect summer cooler!
The perfect summer cooler!
Avallen Mojito
The perfect summer cooler!
YOU NEED
50ml Avallen calvados
20ml fresh lime juice
20ml sugar
Handful of fresh mint
Top Appletiser (or other apple soda)
METHOD
In a glass add ingredients except soda. Add crushed ice and churn. Top with more ice and apple soda.
GLASS
Highball
GARNISH
Mint sprig
Hedgerow
Fruity & refreshing like our orchards
Fruity & refreshing like our orchards
Hedgerow
Fruity & refreshing like our orchards
YOU NEED
40ml Avallen calvados
10ml apricot brandy
15ml fresh lemon juice
5ml sugar syrup
Top 50/50 ginger beer & dry cider
METHOD
Add ice and ingredients except ginger beer and cider. Stir and top with ginger beer and cider.
GLASS
Highball
GARNISH
Candied ginger & lime
Avallen Ginger
Who doesn't love a ginger!
Who doesn't love a ginger!
Avallen Ginger
Who doesn't love a ginger!
YOU NEED
50ml Avallen Calvados
150ml Ginger ale
METHOD
Build in a highball glass over ice
GLASS
Highball
GARNISH
Apple slice
Avallen Spritz
Easy peasy apple & elderflower sparkler
Easy peasy apple & elderflower sparkler
Avallen Spritz
Easy peasy apple & elderflower sparkler
YOU NEED
30ml Avallen calvados
30ml elderflower cordial
Top with sparkling wine
METHOD
Build in a wineglass over ice. Stir gently to combine, top with sparkling wine.
GLASS
Wine glass
GARNISH
Apple fan
Queen Bee
Inspired by our very own queen bee
Inspired by our very own queen bee
Queen Bee
Inspired by our very own queen bee
YOU NEED
30ml Avallen calvados
1 barspoon local honey
1 dash orange bitters
Top with sparkling wine
METHOD
In a chilled cocktail glass add all ingredients except bubbles. Stir gently to combine & top with the bubbles.
GLASS
Coupette
GARNISH
Orange zest
La Frangipane
Rich, fruity and nutty spritz.
Rich, fruity and nutty spritz.
La Frangipane
Rich, fruity and nutty spritz.
YOU NEED
45ml Avallen calvados
15ml almond orgeat
15ml lemon juice
1 dash orange bitters
Sparkling wine
METHOD
Shake all ingredients except bubbles in a cocktail shaker with ice. Double strain into a coupette and top with the bubbles.
GLASS
Coupette
GARNISH
Orange zest
Angel Face
Another co-founder favourite
Another co-founder favourite
Angel Face
Another co-founder favourite
YOU NEED
30ml Avallen calvados
30ml London dry gin
15ml apricot liqueur
METHOD
In a mixing tin/mixing glass, stir all ingredients over ice. Strain into a chilled glass.
GLASS
Nic n nora or small rocks
GARNISH
Orange zest, discarded
Avallen Espresso
Our espresso martini
Our espresso martini
Avallen Espresso
Our espresso martini
YOU NEED
40ml Avallen calvados
15ml coffee liqueur
30ml fresh espresso
10ml sugar syrup
METHOD
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice. Double strain into a coupette.
GLASS
Coupette
GARNISH
3 coffee beans
Orchard View
Boozy, sweet & squarely delicious
Boozy, sweet & squarely delicious
Orchard View
Boozy, sweet & squarely delicious
YOU NEED
25ml Avallen calvados
25ml rye whiskey
20ml sweet vermouth
5ml DOM Benedictine
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
METHOD
Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass and strain into a glass over ice.
GLASS
Small rocks
GARNISH
Lemon twist
Calvados Sazerac
Our Co-founders favourite classic
Our Co-founders favourite classic
Calvados Sazerac
Our Co-founders favourite classic
YOU NEED
30ml Avallen calvados
30ml rye whiskey
5ml sugar syrup
4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
1 dash Angostura bitters
Absinthe rinse
METHOD
Rinse glass with absinthe, stir other ingredients in a mixing glass and pour into the rinsed glass.
GLASS
Nic n Nora or small rocks
GARNISH
Lemon zest then discard
Delicious Sour
OG calvados classic from 1893
OG calvados classic from 1893
Delicious Sour
OG calvados classic from 1893
YOU NEED
45ml Avallen calvados
10ml crème de pêche
20ml fresh lemon juice
15ml sugar syrup
3 dashes cocktail foamer
METHOD
Add ingredients into a shaker and dry shake to activate foamer. Open shaker, add ice and shake hard. Double strain into a coupette.
GLASS
Coupette
GARNISH
Dehydrated apple slice
Pan American Clipper
Tart and refreshing. Ooooh!
Tart and refreshing. Ooooh!
Pan American Clipper
Tart and refreshing. Ooooh!
YOU NEED
60ml Avallen calvados
20ml fresh lime juice
20ml grenadine
3 dashes absinthe
METHOD
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass
GLASS
Coupette
GARNISH
Peace and love
Shrill Carder Bee
Shrill carders are one of the rarest, and smallest, of all bumble bees, and they get their name from their distinctive high-pitch buzz
FROM BLOSSOM
TO BOTTLE
FROM BLOSSOM TO BOTTLE
The Best Orchards
Every drop of Avallen begins its journey in the traditional apple orchards of Normandy, France, within 30km of the distillery.
Harvest Time
Our apples come from over 200 individual orchards, supporting the local community and biodiversity of the region.
Apple Processing
The apples are delivered, washed, chopped, juiced, and left to ferment outside for a completely natural wild fermentation.
Distilling & Aging
Distillation happens on a column still before our precious liquid is transferred to French oak casks for 2-3 years. It is then carefully blended, finally becoming our delicious calvados.
Packaging
Avallen is bottled by our lovely worker bees and packed into unbleached boxes, ready to be shipped around the world and enjoyed.
Honey Bee
The western honey bee was one of the first domesticated insects, and with human assistance, now occupies every continent except Antartica.
MORE THAN
JUST A DRINK
MORE THAN
JUST A DRINK
MORE THAN JUST A DRINK
All companies environmental impact goes far beyond the products they make.
Climate Positive
Every bottle of Avallen removes more CO2 than it takes to produce thanks to the awesome apple trees
Water
Avallen only uses 1.2L of water to make per bottle which is 70-95% less than the industry average
Packaging
Available in lightweight recycled glass, the revolutionary FrugalPac paper bottle, and the ultra-low waste, low carbon ecoSPIRITS platform
Climate Positive
Every bottle of Avallen removes more CO2 than it takes to produce thanks to the awesome apple trees
Water
Avallen only uses 1.2L of water to make per bottle which is 70-95% less than the industry average
Packaging
Available in lightweight recycled glass, the revolutionary FrugalPac paper bottle, and the ultra-low waste, low carbon ecoSPIRITS platform
POSITIVE TO
THE CORE
We created Avallen with the belief that business can work in harmony with nature rather than against it and incorporate the lens of sustainability into every decision we make in the business, from who we bank with to what paper we print our event menus on.
DOING IT FOR
THE BEES
Wild bee populations are in decline around the world, and if they disappear, our very survival as a species will be at risk.
Without our furry little winged warriors, there's no coffee. You can forget about pizza, and say goodbye to avocado on toast for breakfast. There would be no lemonade, no fries or potato chips. No berries, chillies, cucumbers, and, most importantly for us, no apples.
And it's not just the honey bee. We're passionate about the bee's that no one knows about, from the leafcutter bee to Wallace's giant bee.
FROM BLOSSOM
TO BOTTLE
Transparency and traceability are important words in any industry and they're especially important when you're putting something in your mouth. We work hard to provide evidence for everything we claim from publishing out LifeCycle Analysis and charitable donations to publishing our annual environmental impact.
WE TRY TO
BEE MORE
We be(e)lieve that companies should be a force for good in the world so we try to bee more through sharing knowledge, inspiring others, and using our platform to champion positive change. We want to be the drink of choice for those fighting for our planet and all the beauty upon it.
STEPH & TIM
Take one part France, one part Colombia and one part England, shake and strain and you get Stephanie Jordan, Avallen's queen bee
Hailing from the golden beaches of Cornwall, a region that shares a long connection with Normandy, Tim Etherington-Judge has had an extremely successful career in drinks.
Leafcutter Bee
Leafcutter bees chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, hence their common name. This is one of the largest genera of bees, with almost 1500 species
OUR THOUGHTS
& PARTNERSHIPS
OUR THOUGHTS & PARTNERSHIPS
