CALVADOS - Christian Drouin - Arran Angels - 46.90%
Maison Christian Drouin is located in the Pays d'Auge , in Normandy . In 1960, Christian Drouin Sr. moved to Fiefs Saint-Anne, near Honfleur. The farm was planted with cider apple trees and he quickly developed the desire to produce Calvados. With the help of Pierre Pivet, a renowned distiller, he spent the first twenty years distilling his cider production and storing it in buildings on the farm. In 1969, Christian Drouin Fils joined forces with his father. Marketing began in 1979, when stocks were deemed sufficient. After 10 years spent abroad, Christian Drouin fils gave a new dimension to his Calvados and distributed them in particular to large hotels and restaurants. At the end of 1991, to satisfy the need for space resulting from the success of the estate, Christian Drouin transferred production to another farm near Pont l'Evêque. In 2004, Guillaume Drouin , third generation, joined the company. He is an agronomist and oenologist and spent the first five years in the company developing exports before taking over production management and then running the company in 2013.
The apples come from two orchards where there are around thirty different varieties . These orchards are managed according to the rules of organic farming . The cider ferments slowly then a double distillation is carried out in a 2,500 liter pot still. The Calvados are aged in old sherry , port, Rivesaltes, Banyuls barrels...
Arran Angels is a 13-year-old Calvados, aged for its last 6 months in barrels that contained Arran whiskeys . It was bottled in March 2024 and 1,992 bottles were produced.
