Le Calvados De Christian Drouin

Situated in the heart of Normandy’s Pays d’Auge, the Christian Drouin distillery has carried a multi-generational family tradition, combining apple orchards of high-stem trees with artful double-distillation in copper stills and patient oak-barrel ageing to craft a refined apple brandy.  Their “Sélection” (or “Le Calvados”) offering is aimed at capturing a lively, fruit-forward profile: featuring orchard apples (and sometimes pears, especially in their Domfrontais line) distilled and aged briefly to retain freshness while offering aromatic depth.  On the palate you’ll find crisp apple and pear notes up front, soft orchard fruit sweetness, light hints of vanilla and oak from the wood, and a clean, elegant finish that keeps the apple identity intact rather than leaning heavy on wood or oxidation. If you’d like, I can pull out exact tasting notes for a specific vintage or age-statement from their range.