Calvados Tasting in Normandy
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Calvados Christian Drouin*
Calvados Christian Drouin SAS 1895 route de Trouville 14130 Coudray-Rabut, France. +33 (0)2 31 64 30 05. info@calvados-drouin.com. https://www.calvados-drouin.com
The artisan of the greatest Calvados, located in one of the most beautiful landscape settings of Pays d’Auge. The year from Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
A perfect location at only 5 minute drive from the motorway A13 exit Pont L’Evêque, on the way to the scenic Côte Fleurie: 15 minute drive from Deauville and 20 minute drive from Honfleur.
Calvados Christian Drouin
This former Norman farm is representative of the local architecture of the 17th century, with typical half-timbered buildings.
• The conservatory orchard
• The harvesting and mashing of apples
• The double distillation stills
• The storing and the ageing process of calvados
Visits
- Classic visit with a tasting of cider, pear cider, pommeau and calvados EUR 2.90 per person
- Formule Terroir includes Norman cheeses (Camembert, Pont-l’Evêque and Livarot) and their association with cider, pommeau and calvados EUR 7.00 per person
- Formule Prestige With a tasting of cider, pear cider, pommeau and calvados including two old vintages EUR 11.00
Distillery tour:
Because it is important to us to make you discover our passion, our distillery is open to visits throughout the year from Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Visits are free. The visit is followed by a tasting of house products (cider, Pommeau de Normandie, Gin and Calvados). We also offer paid formulas for groups of more than 20 people.
Picnic of regional products in the orchard:
May you like to extend your visit to our estate with a lunch under the apple trees, we also offer you a basket of regional products (apple juice or cider, baguette and cheese, Norman terrine, Teurgoule the famous Norman rice pudding, madeleine) that you can enjoy with family or friends in the orchards. It is a great opportunity to enjoy even more our 17th century Augeronne farmhouse. You can eat by the water near the domain's wash-house, sheltered in the bread oven or under the apple trees to enjoy the sun.
Every day from Monday to Saturday, by reservation The baskets are to be reserved the day before.
€ 11.50 per Person (minimum 2 people)
Discover our most exclusive Calvados, an exeptionnal 2-hour tour:
With a range of over 35 vintages dating back to 1939, Christian Drouin is the specialist in the rarest calvados. For the most passionate of you, we offer an exclusive two-hour visit during which you can enter exceptional cellars, not open to the public. You will taste Calvados straight from the barrels and thus discover all the magic of aging, but also the complexity on the work of cellar master. The tour ends with a tasting of old vintages dating back to the 1960s. An exceptional moment out of time.
On reservation: 40 € per person (minimum 2 people)
CALVADOS PÈRE MAGLOIRE L'EXPERIENCE*
CALVADOS PÈRE MAGLOIRE L'EXPERIENCE. Route de Trouville, 14130 Pont-l'Évêque, France +33 (0)2 31 64 30 31. contact@calvados-experience.com
PÈRE MAGLOIRE
Openings:
| From March 15 to June 30: | Open 7 days a week | from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (last visit at 6.15 p.m.) |
| From July 1 to August 31: | Open 7 days a week | from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (last visit at 7.15 p.m.) |
| From September 1 to January 4: | Open 7 days a week | from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (last visit at 6.15 p.m.) |
| January 5 to March 14: | Open Monday to Saturday | from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last visit at 5.15 p.m.). |
| Closed on December 25 and January 1 |
Estimated duration of the visit: 1h15 Group rate from 20 people Private opening possible on request Languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese. Prices
- Adult € 9
- Child 6 to 17 years old € 6
- Child under 6 years Free
Payment methods: Credit cards, cash. The ticket is valid for a period of one year from the date of purchase. The Customer can buy his ticket online or directly upon arrival on site.
For group visits (more than 20 people) or specific requests, please contact us.
During periods of high tourist traffic, the Customer may face a longer waiting period than usual. The Experience is open to all visitors, regardless of their age. However, please take into consideration that the lights, smoke and sound effects allowing total immersion may disturb the most sensitive young children.
Manoir d'Apreval*
15 Chemin des Mesliers, 14600 Pennedepie, France. +33 2 31 14 88 24 apreval@apreval.com. https://www.apreval.com
The Domaine Manoir d’Apreval is located in Pennedepie, in the North Pays 'Auge between Honfleur and Deauville-Trouville.
The Domaine is open Monday to Friday all year round and on weekends from March 15 to November 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (till 7 p.m. in July and August)
You are invited to discover the Domaine Manoir d’Apreval and learn about its production through tasting and guided tours. The Manoir d’Apreval is a family property with production of:
- Organic Apple Juice and
- Organic Apple Ciders,
- Pommeau de Normandie and
- Calvados Pays d´Auge.
Open to the public for more than 20 years, we offer different formulas for guided and commented tours of our production site: from orchards to the cellar, via the press and the winery, we will share with you the manufacturing methods of our products.
The guided tour lasts approximately 30 minutes and can be followed by a tasting, snack, game or meal. You will discover through the guided tour:
- Apple picking and brewing techniques
- The fermentation of ciders
- The process of distillation and aging of Calvados
- Secrets of the pommel mut
- The joy of tasting
Free Degustations include:
- Calvados Pays d'Auge,
- Cidres,
- Pommeau de Normandie,
- Jus de pomme « pur jus »
PIQUE-NIQUE
From July 14 to August 31 a Pique-Nique is offered. It is a the time of a picnic under the apple trees of the domain, thanks to the basket of the soil that we offer you. The basket is made up of products made by artisan producers from Normandy and close to home. If you liked, you can find them in the markets or at their place of production. Price upon request.
Pique-nique au Manoir d'Apreval
CHEESE VISIT € 10.70. DURATION 1h30
Guided tour followed by the tasting of the 3 essential Norman cheeses (Camembert, Pont L’Évêque, Livarot) in association with our Cider, Pommeau de Normandie and Calvados AOC Pays d'Auge.
NORMAN BUFFET € 29.30. DURATION 2 hours
Pommeau as an aperitif, Cider, country terrine, green salad and tomatoes in cider vinegar, cream cucumbers, hash browns, Norman cheeses (Camembert, Pont l'Évêque, Livarot), artisanal gingerbread, coffee and digestif: Calvados “Reserve” 4 years.
Calvados Roger Groult
"Clos de la Hurvanière" Route des Calvados 14290 Saint-Cyr du Ronceray (Valorbiquet) France (Latitude: 49.046215. Longitude: 0.291455). +33 (0) 2 31 63 71 53 Email: contact@calvados-groult.com. https://www.calvados-groult.com
FAMILY DISTILLERY SINCE 1860
The history of this family distillery begins in the 19th century at "Clos de la Hurvanière", a farm located on the heights of the Pays d'Auge, in Saint-Cyr du Ronceray. The production of apples and cider were already traditional there, as in most Norman farms for several centuries. In 1860, Pierre Groult (1830-1918) began to distill his cider with the aim of producing his own brandy: Calvados Groult was born. Thanks to its meticulous production methods and to the magnificent terroir offered to it, its Calvados quickly obtained a fine reputation. He won his first Gold medal in 1893.
Jean-Roger Groult is the fifth generation, who manages the distillery. While maintaining certain ancestral production methods such as double distillation over a wood fire or perpetual blending, he is developing international distribution (our Calvados are now present in 38 countries) and modernizing the range by offering vintages original (vintages, "cask finish", gourmet ciders).
CALVADOS & CIDRE
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Visit of the distillery
- ALL YEAR: Monday to Friday (except public holidays)
- JULY & AUGUST: Monday to Saturday (except holidays)
- Boutique open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Guided tours by reservation on 02 31 63 71 53 or by e-mail: contact@calvados-groult.com
- Free visit of individuals. Visit of groups upon request.
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DOMAINE DU COQUEREL
Manoir du Coquerel, Milly, 50600 Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët, France +33 2 33 79 02 20 info@calvados-coquerel.com. https://calvados-coquerel.com
411 km Access: When you arrive at Saint Hilaire du Harcouët, turn right and take the road D47 up to Milly village and make right.
Coquerel : Calvados, Cider & Pairing
UNIQUE KNOW-HOW of Cider production
In 1937 René Gilbert Senior founded the Calvados Gilbert, known nowadays under the name of Calvados Coquerel. Maison Coquerel is still producing its Calvados in respect of the Normand tradition, yet using today’s technology. The apples are washed and gravitationally floated to an elevator which takes them to a grating machine where they are turned into pulp. The pulp is conveyed to a press, spread out between two perforated sheets of metal and driven through two high-pressure rollers. The apple-juice thus produced is called the must. ”
“The apple juice is left to ferment naturally over several months as the sugar gradually turns into alcohol. It becomes cider. It is only after this fermentation process that this cider can be distilled to produce "eau de vie de cidre" (apple brandy)".
All eau-de-vie of Maison Coquerel are certified AOC and all our apples of apples are selected between the best varieties that the Normandy region has to offer. All the orchard chosen to work with are recognized by the INAO (National Institute of Designation of Origin).
Coquerel Calvados
A well-know maison
Calvados of Coquerel is sold in twenty countries around the world and have been awarded over a hundred medals, including five times the grand price of honor from the French President rewarding the best Calvados cellars.
Visits & Tastings
You get explained the manufacturing process of this century old eau de vie: Calvados.
Opening times
From Monday to Thursday from 8:30 am to 11:30 am and from 1:30pm to 5:00 pm
From October to January the visits are only upon request.
Groups
For the groups (about 10 people), visits can be arranged throughout the year during our opening hours upon previous arrangement.
webinar about DOMAINE DU COQUEREL
Calvados Comte Louis de Lauriston
Rue du Mont Saint Michel, La Canjonnière. didierthomas@calvados-lauriston.com
418 km (after/before Fougeres) http://www.calvados-lauriston.com/en/
The Calvados Comte Louis de Lauriston cellars are located in the Rue du Mont-Saint-Michel, 100 metres after the "Chapelle ND sur l'Eau (direction le Teilleul, Saint-Hilaire, Louvigné).
Comte Louis de Lauriston Calvados Domfrontais VSOP
Founded to put an end to illicit distilling of Calvados in the Domfront region, the Calvados Comte Louis de Lauriston cellars today possess forgotten treasures dating back to this period of clandestine production: a unique range of vintages covering several decades.
The Domfront region has always been the cradle of agriculture on a family scale, marked by small farms separated by sunken lanes and impenetrable hedges. With its mixed woodland and pastures on a hilly terrain, the Domfront region has always lent itself to clandestine activities; Calvados has often been hurriedly distilled here on stormy winter nights when no officials were likely to venture abroad to check on the legality of the operation - until one famous night of 1962 when a group of zealous excise-men burst in on the bootleggers and caught them red-handed.
Within an hour dozens of neighbouring farmers had arrived, mysteriously alerted to the fact that one of their number was in trouble. Outnumbered, the excise officials were forced to line up against a stable wall in the glare of the headlights of tractors and cars drawn up in a semi-circle around them. Fearing that the situation might deteriorate, some of those present sent for Count Louis de LAURISTON, then Secretary General of the local farmers´ federation, to ask for his help in finding a way out of the deadlock. After endless negotiations it was agreed that the fine imposed on the distillers would be suspended, on condition that a cellar was set up to store and market Calvados produced in full accordance with the law. Count Louis de LAURISTON undertook to carry the project through. Founder and first President of the CHAIS DU
VERGER NORMAND, Louis de LAURISTON very soon handed over control to his Vice-President, Maurice CHEVRET, so as to devote himself to other tasks.
Since 1962, Calvados distilled at home by farmers, using traditional local methods, has been delivered to the cellars in Domfront, the "CHAIS DU VERGER NORMAND", and marketed under the "Count Louis de LAURISTON" brand name. It adds regularly to the stock of ageing Calvados whose quality has been acknowledged by the award of 200 medals and certificates of merit.
In 1992 the Chais du Verger Normand joined forces with CHRISTIAN DROUIN S.A. for the production and sale of their Calvados, poirés, ciders and pommeau. In the framework of this agreement, Louis de Lauriston transferred the "Comte Louis de Lauriston” brand to CRISTIAN DROUIN, imposing just one condition: the quality of the Calvados should remain unimpeachable. In 2008 Guillaume Drouin succeeded Maurice Chevret as Chairman of the cellars.
Tasting, sale of Calvados, Domfront Calvados, Vintage Calvados, Cider, Poiré and Pommeau de Normandie
Individual visits:
- Monday to Friday: 9 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 6 pm
- Saturday from 9:30 am to 12 noon
Group visits:
Reservation, +33 (0)2-33-38-53-96 (M.Thomas) didierthomas@calvados-lauriston.com
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