Calvados Christian Drouin

Passion for great Calvados for three generations
Outstanding Calvados and Pommeau awarded 510 medals
including 154 gold medals from 1970 to 2012
2012 Awards
ULTIMATE SPIRIT
CHALLENGE (USA)
«Chairman’s Trophy»
(25 ans)
Gold Medal (1982)
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SAN FRANCISCO (USA)
Gold Medal (1992)
Silver Medal (VSOP Pale & Dry)
Silver Medal (1992)
Silver Medal, outstanding (1962)
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Brussels World Contest
Silver Medal (1992)
Vinalies Nationales (France)
Grand Prix d’Excellence (25 ans)
Prix des Vinalies (XO)
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VIMOUTIERS
3 Gold Medals
1 Silver-Gilt Medal
2 Silver Medals
2 Bronze Medals
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POMMEAU DE NORMANDIE
Paris: Silver Medal
Hong Kong : Silver Medal
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The Tasting Panel, Dec. 2011,
Anthony Dias Blue (U.S.A.)
Calvados DROUIN
Pays d’Auge 1981 : 93/100
Noticed in Guides
Guide des Vins, 2012,
official selection of France Oenologists
Calvados Christian Drouin, 25 years «Grand Prix of Excellence»
«With an intense and slightly ambered gold color, this Calvados unveils a refined nose marked by very fresh apples.
Owing to well-controlled distillation, the mouth has a silky and straight-forward texture.
A distinguished and self-sufficient Calvados».
Calvados Christian Drouin XO «Prix des Vinalies»
« Pleasant, this Calvados has an attractive, limpid straw yellow color. After aeration, the first nose develops complexity reminding
of fine appley and flowery aromas. As for the mouth, it is round and harmonious».
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Gilbert & Gaillard Guide 2013 (published in 2012)
90/100 Calvados AOC Drouin 1962
93/100 Calvados Pays d’Auge Drouin 1982
89/100 Calvados Pays d’Auge Drouin 1992
86/100 Calvados Pays d’Auge Drouin VSOP Pale&Dry
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Guide des Gourmands 2013
Calvados Christian Drouin
«Calvados Hors d’ Age: The medals awarded to this company products are just too numerous to be given all.
The family business was created in 1960 and is run by Christian Drouin whose son Guillaume joined him in 2004.
Anyway, the range of Calvados offered would satisfy the most demanding aficionados, from Selection, a very young Calvados produced
in Domfrontais, to vintage dated stoppered bottles marketed from 20 years of age minimum onwards and starting with a 1939 vintage.
Among other refined items typical of this beautiful Norman land,
the 25 year old is quite charming and the powerful 1968 is worth attention».
LIFE AT Calvados Drouin
Christian Drouin’s
controlled growth
in 2012
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Our constant quest to elaborate the best
Calvados has enabled us to finish the
accounting year with a 5.3% growth of our
turnover and a 70% increase of our sales
in the last ten years: a growth backed by
ceaseless investment in stocks and quality
ageing capacities. .
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Calvados Christian Drouin:
a 100% passionate family
production!
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So as to stock growing inventories, Calvados
Drouin have fixed out another storehouse
at Domaine des Fiefs Sainte Anne
in Gonneville-sur-Honfleur.
Calvados Drouin
support their Distributors
Christian and Guillaume Drouin flew 5 times all around the world
to visit their distributors in 2012. Aware of producing too much CO²,
they also planted 200 new apple trees that will come into
production in about 15 to 20 years.
Cultural Life and Calvados Drouin
Litterary exhibition on April 28 at Domaine Coeur de Lion:
The «Académie de Recherche” chaired by Daniel Leveillard had a literary exhibit on apples
and their various states. Authors present had to compose and read a short text as an answer
to the following question: “Cider is distilled to elaborate great Calvados. What happens when
you distill words?»
Journées du Patrimoine des Pays, June 16:
On June 16, we took part to a debate between experts and laymen on the «Past, Present and
Future of Calvados A.O.C. Pays d’ Auge» at Manoir de l’ Isle in Livarot.
Exhibition on «Distillers at the Time of Marcel Proust» in the distillery shop,
summer 2012. (See photo)
As partners of Marcel Proust Musical Days in Cabourg, Calvados Drouin contributed with
an exhibition of antic postcards and various artifacts belonging to Christian Drouin’s
personal collection. The event was extensively echoed in regional media.
Japanese TV, Leonard Fujita & Domaine Coeur de lion:
Japanese TV channel TBS-BS devoted a program to Leonard Fujita, the Japanese born painter,
and his stay in France. As the painter visited Normandy several times, the film producers
decided to associate Domaine Coeur de Lion, in Pays d’ Auge, to Leonard Fujita.
News from the Team
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Jacky Bidel, a distiller and cellar
worker, has retired after ten years
of good and faithful service.
Car Rally
The prestigious «Paris-Deauville» car rally was heartily welcomed
at the distillery on September 29.
OUR Calvados WORLDWIDE
Calvados Christian Drouin
and New Cocktails Trends
Because of their quest for authentic, historical products of great expression, the more
popular cocktails bars are becoming, the more enthusiastic bartenders are about Calvados
Drouin. Numerous prestige bars, select clubs, speakeasy places listed us in 2012.
In 2012, we welcomed at the distillery bartenders from Silencio, Coq, Experimental Cocktails
Club, Candelaria, Sipeasy, Jerry Thomas Speakeasy and many more.
Calvados Christian Drouin joined together with Bar Coq in Paris to promote cocktails based
on the most Norman of French spirits in France and all around the world.
If you travel First or Business Class
on Air France, you will be offered
Calvados Christian Drouin X.O.
Participation in Trade Fairs
London : McKinley Tasting (2 Feb.)
Copenhague : Spirits & Cocktails (26/27 Feb.)
Düsseldorf : Prowein (4/6 March)
New-York : Baron François Portfolio Tasting (13 March)
Hong Kong : Vinexpo (29 /31 May)
Paris : Cocktails & Spirits (3/4 June)
Paris : Whisky Live & Fine Spirits (8 to 10 September)
Hong Kong : Restaurant & Bar Show (1/13 Sept.)
Stockholm : Beers & Whisky Festival, on Symposion booth (28/29 Sept.)
Moscow: Veld 21 Show (26/27 Oct.)
Brussels : Spirits in the Sky (11/12 Oct.)
Zürich : Ullrich tasting (19 Nov.)
Graphic Design Julien Boisard & 06 07 64 05 69 • The abuse of alcohol is dangerous for health, consume with moderation. Printing Loiseleur Lisieux - & 02 31 62 05 44
OUT OF OUR CELLARS
Ciders and Peary
Christian Drouin
Sales are booming in a market in full
expansion. The key to success:
high personality ciders much sought-after
by consumers and high-rated by the media.
Cider Christian Drouin
Pays d’Auge
5 *****SUPREME !
In Beverage of the Week (B.O.W.),
bevx.com (U.S.A), Oct. 2012
1992 Vintage:
A successful launching
«I love this angular Pays d’Auge and consider
it a vintage benchmark. Hits the sweet pot».
***** Highest Recommendation.
Spirit Journal, Sept. 2012
Gold Medal : San Francisco 2012
Silver Medal : Belgium 2012
Silver Medal : London 2012
Prix d’Excellence : Vinalies Nationales 2011
In «Journal
des Vignobles»
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Desnerck Media Ltd., Special file:
Ciders, Calvados, Pommeau, Peary:
N°1 Christian Drouin’s company
«Ciders from Christian Drouin’s company
are from the Calvados area, un-pasteurized and
un-filtered. They have quite a strong character
both at the nose and in the mouth.
This cider does not let you unconcerned.
It has a strong powerful appley and strawy nose.
One feels the cider has spent several months
in places with strong personality.
This is a cider for purists and cider-lovers».
1982 VINTAGE
The Tasting Panel’s 2012 year book :
Christian Drouin Calvados Pays d’Auge 1982
has graduated from the Tasting Panel’s class
of 2012 – listed in December year book issue (USA).
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Gold Medal, London 2012 : 92/100, Excellent,
highly recommended Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2012 (USA)
The 1992 Vintage in gift package
was seen in many magazines such as :
SHAKER (10/2012)
CHALLENGE (13/19 Dec. 2012)
LA REVUE DES COMPTOIRS (10/2012)
WHISKY MAGAZINE & FINE SPIRITS (Winter 2012)
CEM (Nov. 2012)
FORMES DE LUXE (01/2013)