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Calvados Christian Drouin
Located in one of the most beautiful landscape settings of Pays d’Auge.
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 25 minute drive from Honfleur, less then one hour drive from Le Havre.
Christian and Guillaume Drouin invite you to
discover their estate : amidst beautiful
settings, this former Norman farm is
representative of the local architecture
of the 17th century, with typical
half-timbered buildings.
European
Spirits Producer
of the year
2013
( IWSC London)
A passion for calvados spanning three generations
TO BE VISITED
The estate : It comprises a group of half-timbered buildings: the press-house, the stillroom, ageing storehouses
where the spirit is aged, the bottling plant and a small manor house.
The conser vator y
orchard
The har vesting and
mashing of apples
The double
distillation stills
The storing and
the ageing process
of calvados
The range :
Thanks to the quality of our production and our large collection of vintage dated calvados anyone,
from beginners to the greatest connoisseurs, can find the bottle they are looking for.
The quality of our production has been awarded 543 medals and prizes including 165 gold medals
in local and international Spirit competitions.
No doubt you will find here a souvenir to bring back from Normandy !
 FOR YOUR 2015 GROUPS : SEVERAL OPTIONS 
Guided tour of the distillery
(45 minutes)
Discover the richness of calvados, its histor y
and production secrets while visiting our
family owned calvados distiller y. During the
visit, we will explain you the har vesting, the
mashing and the distillation process but also
the ar t of storing and ageing calvados.
After the tour you will enjoy a tasting of
products which will include cider, pear cider,
pommeau and calvados.
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Classic visit
With a tasting of cider, pear cider,
pommeau and calvados
2.90E
per person
Norman visit
You will also discover Norman cheeses
(Camember t, Pont-l’Evêque and Livarot)
and their association with cider, pommeau
and calvados
7.00E
per person
Prestige visit
With a tasting of cider, pear cider,
pommeau and calvados including
two old vintages
9.00E
per person
Suggestions of one day tours & lunch breaks
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(20 to 5
menu at 26E
Price 2.90e
12pm : lunch at the manor house
PM :
in the afternoon, we suggest you strolling through
PAYS D’AUGE : you will be delighted to discover
apple orchards, horse farms, half-timbered cottages
and manors, as well as lovely villages. You may also
enjoy a tour to Honfleur where you will admire
the 17th century harbor, the half-timbered houses
and the flowers, still blooming in window boxes
everywhere. Having seen a few art galleries and the
famous wooden Saint Catherine church, you can also
end your tour in one of the famous seaside resorts
of TROUVILLE, DEAUVILLE, Cabourg.
menu at 32E
Pommeau de Normandie with thin
slices of crisp apples
Pommeau de Normandie with thin
slices of crisp apples
Pommeau de Normandie with thin
slices of crisp apples
Pont L’Evêque cheese pie
and salad
or
Salmon steak with cider sauce
and vegetables flan
or
Pork loin with cider cream sauce
with sliced potatoes baked with
camember t cream, browned
on the top
Home made terrine with apples
and calvados, onion « jam »
or Fish terrine with saffron sauce
or Salad of warm chitterling
sausage
Home made terrine with apples and
calvados, onion « jam »
or Vegetables pie with sorrel cream
sauce
or Ox cheek terrine with French
raspberr y vinegar dressing
Salmon steak with cider sauce
and vegetables flan
or Flambéed black pudding with
baked apple and mashed potatoes
browned on the top
or Pork loin with cider cream
sauce with sliced potatoes baked
with camember t cream, browned
on the top
Chicken with calvados sauce
and apples with potatoes baked with
camembert cream, browned on top
or Pork loin with cider cream sauce
and sliced potatoes baked
with camember t cream,
browned on the top
or Duckling leg cooked in cider
sauce with butter fried potatoes
or Cod fish loin in cider butter
sauce and steamed potatoes
Three Norman cheeses
with mixed green salad
10.30am/11am :
Guided tour of the distillery
menu at 29E
Apple pie
or
Teurgoule (vanilla rice pudding)
Drinks included : mineral water,
cider and coffee
Wine option : 12€ per bottle
Norman cheeses
with mixed green salad
Apple pie
or Apple crumble
or Pear Bavarois
Drinks included : mineral water,
cider and coffee
Wine option : 12€ per bottle
One free of charge for 25 paying guests
One pommeau miniature offered to each visitor
TROU NORMAND
(Lemon sorbet with Blanche
de Normandie Brandy)
Norman cheeses
with mixed green salad
Seasonal fruit Charlotte
or Pommeau « Crème brulée »
(a cream made with eggs)
or Teurgoule (vanilla rice pudding)
Drinks included : mineral water,
cider, Bordeaux wine
(1 bottle for 3) and coffee
Seen in touristic guides :
GUIDE DU ROUTARD Normandie : A cottage -like distiller y still in activity in half timbered buildings from the 17th centur y.
In a shor t time, through stories about Pays d’Auge and ancestral techniques, the visit of the estate will show you how impor tant
this activity has always been in the area. You will appreciate, standing in front of the press house, the wheel mounted still,
built in 1946, which was used in farms for distilling as well as those unconventionally shaped oak barrels on the ageing
storehouses : the oval shape enabled producers to cheat somehow on the exact content of their cask ! Free tasting.
GEO-GUIDE - Normandie : No less than this former stud-farm and its 17th centur y buildings were needed to shelter the cottage distiller y
of Christian DROUIN and its production : about thir ty different vintage dated calvados, cider and pommeau. Needless to say, finishing
the visit of the ageing storehouses, press house and old stills – the visit is free for individual- will take you to the sales counter, just for
pleasure or sheer curiosity.
LE GUIDE VERT NORMANDIE - Vallée de la Seine : Firm located in several timbered houses from the 17th centur y. The family production
of calvados, cider and pommeau has been awarded 390 medals and honour prizes. The press-house, ageing store houses, distilling and
conditioning workshops are par t of the visit as well as a tasting, sales on spot.
Practical details
Le Havre (40 kms)
Open for visits :
All year round from Monday to Saturday,
from 9am to midday and 2pm to 6pm.
On Sundays and bank holidays : on request only
Pont de Normandie
Honfleur (18 kms)
A29
How to find us :
GPS directions :
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Near the Mercure hotel
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Airport of Deauville
Saint-Gatien
Deauville
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A29
(12 kms)
D677
St-Gatien-des-Bois
Touques
A29
Saint-Arnoult
Towards Rouen (85 kms)
Towards Paris
D579
D677
A29
Tél : +33 (0)2.31.64.30.05
Fax : +33 (0)2.31.64.35.62
Email : [email protected]
www.calvados-drouin.com
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Towards Lisieux (20 kms)
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Products for sale on the premises
Access and facilities
for disabled persons - Toilets
Parking space for coaches