Ship away…at least 80 proof and sealed. Fifty year old Calvados is simply life-altering and will spoil your ass. Last time Binny’s got a 6-pk of Drouin 1968, I managed to drive around Chicago to snag four of the six.
I’ve taken delivery of 3 boxes from Europe this week, when temps are around 100 here in Oregon. This included Scotch whisky, Calvados, Rum, and Armagnac. Not a single bottle showed any signs of concern. Bottles were actually not even as warm to touch as I expected.
I would prefer holding for shipment but some retailers don’t offer that option and many specialty selections will not be available 2 months from now when I would prefer shipment. Not ideal but I would (will) do it again.
Or more correctly as Peter said, distilled. So it has went from liquid to gas to liquid to gas before it’s bottled as liquid- I don’t the UPS can top that.
Not Calvados, but the folks at Whiskey Tribe did an experiment with various whiskeys to simulate what happens when whiskey is exposed to high temps. They did find there’s some change of flavours when whiskey is exposed to high heat for longer periods of time
What did you do Jay? I am a fence sitter on this, I think it’s ok to ship spirits but would definitely prefer cooler weather if it’s an older Calvados.
I think they arrived yesterday but I’m not home to check. My air conditioning died last Wednesday and Arnold is putting me up on Staten Island while I wait for a new HVAC on order. The package room is definitely a lot cooler than my apartment right now…