Christian Drouin 19 ans d'âge Springbank Angels - Calvados Pays d'Auge

Volume: 0.7 liters | Alcohol content: 50.4% | Non-chill-filtered | No coloring

Description

Exceptional Calvados from Springbank Casks:
Drouin combines apple and peat smoke

The Drouin house is an institution in the Calvados industry. This Normandy brandy made from organic cider apples is aged in a variety of different, mostly smaller oak barrels, with the oldest vintages dating back to 1939.

Breaking away from tradition, the family-run business experiments with cask finishes in the Expérimental de Drouin series. To mark the series' fifth anniversary, the house collaborated with perhaps the most iconic of all craft Scottish whiskies: Springbank . Drouin was able to draw on a long-standing relationship with the distillery. Springbank has been sourcing Calvados casks from Normandy for the maturation of some of its whiskies for 20 years.

The challenge of the new Springbank Angel: to combine the apple with the peaty notes of the Springbank Casks (10-12 ppm). A 19-year-old Calvados Pays d'Auge of great depth proved the perfect match. This was aged for five months in eight whisky casks – for a limited edition of 2,130 bottles. Eight Calvados casks from Drouin were exchanged for Springbank.

The result? An exceptional Calvados with power and charisma. Deep aromas of baked apples with smoky notes are followed by plum and cherry pie with light earthy accents. On the palate, it is full-bodied, opulent, structured, and characterized by roasted notes. The aftertaste reveals the highlight of Springbank peat.

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