Calvados Pays d'Auge XO, Christian Drouin

98 bodova – Ultimate Spirits Challenge

Proizvedeno u Pays d'Auge od gorkih, gorko-slatkih, slatkih i oštrih jabukovača dvostrukom destilacijom u bakrenim kazanima. Ovaj XO Calvados od Christiana Drouina sazreo je u kombinaciji već korišćenih bačvi  za bordo, šeriji i konjak, stvarajući toplu mješavinu aroma pečenih jabuka sa cimetom, bademima i đumbirom. Gusto i bogato, nepce nudi note divljih jabuka, kajsija, pečenih orašastih plodova, cimeta, hrasta i grožđica. Najmlađi žestoki alkohol u ovoj boci star je osam godina, ali uključuje i neka daleko starija izdanja.

98 points – Ultimate Spirits Challenge

Produced in the Pays d'Auge from bitter, bitter-sweet, sweet and sharp cider apples by double distillation in copper stills.  This XO Calvados from Christian Drouin has been matured in a combination of ex-Bordeaux, ex-sherry and ex-Cognac casks, creating a warm mix of cinnamon-baked apples, almond and ginger aromas. Dense and rich, the palate offers notes of wild apples, apricots, roasted nuts, cinnamon, oak and raisins.  The youngest spirit in this bottle is eight years old, but it includes some far older stocks as well.