Christian Drouin The Alabasta Tales 1988/2025 Calvados Pays d'Auge
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Volume: 0.7 liters | Alcohol content: 46.6% | Not chill-filtered | No coloring
Christian Drouin The Alabasta Tales 1988/2025 Calvados Pays d'Auge
Special features: This extraordinary Calvados from the renowned house of Christian Drouin was distilled in 1988 and matured for over 37 years in a French oak cask (cask number F114B3). In 2025, it was bottled at cask strength and presented in a limited edition of only 72 bottles. This bottling is part of the "Alabasta Tales" series, which honors the rugged beauty of the Norman coast.
Tasting Notes:
- Nose: Ripe, aromatic apple varieties dominate the bouquet, accompanied by notes of ripe mango, cider, and a hint of candied citrus peel. A fine, cool minerality recalls damp limestone and salty sea air.
- Palate: Juicy and structured, the Calvados presents aromas of apricots, ripe plums, and red berries. Elegant nutty depths and fine roasted notes from the cask maturation complement the fruit. A distinctly perceptible, chalky minerality gives the distillate tension and freshness, leading to a balanced, multi-layered mouthfeel.
- Finish: Long and intense, with lingering fruit, fine nut notes, and a cool, mineral dryness.
Distillery/Bottler: The Christian Drouin distillery, founded in the 1960s, is one of the most renowned Calvados houses in Normandy. Known for the artisanal production of Calvados of the highest quality, the Drouin family uses selected apples and pears, distilled in traditional pot stills and matured in oak barrels. Now run by the third generation, the company combines tradition and innovation to create complex, elegant, and award-winning distillates.
Product details:
- Manufacturer: Christian Drouin S.A.S., 1895 Route de Trouville, 14130 Coudray-Rabut, France
- Bottler: Original bottling
- Age: 37 years
- Cask types: French oak
- Packaging: Single bottle
Facts:
| Country of origin | France |
| Product category | Calvados |
| Packaging | without |
| Volume | 0.7 |
| Alcohol content | 46.6% |
| Distillation year | 1988 |
| Bottler | Original bottling |
| Bottling year | 2025 |
| Colouring agent | No |
| Cask strength or high alcohol content | No |
| Not chill-filtered | Yes |
| Allergens | None |
| Organic seal | No |
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