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Apples and pears from Normandy orchards, distilled in copper pot, aged in Limousin and Allier oak.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"calvados-tres-pomme-drouin-40","title":"Tres Pomme de Christian Drouin Calvados Pays d'Auge","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young (3 years old) single cask, high ABV (53%.vol), an explosive and very intense apple flavour character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e53% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e700ml\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45182518427963,"sku":"CER\/LAURdrouinTRESPOM","price":133.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/9370\/9115\/products\/2298_6_m.webp?v=1683865951"},{"product_id":"christian-drouin-gin-pira-s","title":"Christian Drouin Pira Gin","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis new gin has a new star ingredient: pear. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe have blended a variety of pear traditionally used to make pear cider in Normandy, known as Domfront, with juniper, vanilla, lemon, black pepper and iris root. A typical Norman cottage will have irises growing along the ridge of the thatched roof. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePira is crafted according to our original gin recipe, in which each ingredient is macerated and distilled separately in order to extract the full aroma. The distillates are then assembled just before bottling. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePira packaging replicates the visual identity of Christian Drouin Gin, but in a luscious raw green hue that brings pears to mind. It tastes of mouth-watering white fruit, black pepper and iris, as ever with the full-bodied flavour that has forged the reputation of gins by Drouin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eServing suggestion: Serve neat or with tonic water, with a sliver of pear or an elderflower to garnish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e42% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e700ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45182894178619,"sku":"CER\/LAURdrouinGINpira","price":106.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/9370\/9115\/products\/christian-drouin-pira-gin-7935379.jpg?v=1757645502"},{"product_id":"christian-drouin-vsop-pale-dry-calvados-pays-dauge","title":"Christian Drouin VSOP Pale \u0026 Dry Calvados Pays d'Auge","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouble distilled, aged in small 225 litre former wine casks. Light amber colour. The nose offers a subtle blend of sweet cider, baked apples, gingerbread, vanilla and cinnamon hints evolving towards almond and bee wax fragrances On the palate this calvados is supple and generous with Tarte Tatin flavours and a fruity apple finish. \"Amber hue with copper highlights. Focused, inviting nose suggestive of ripe apple and tarte tatin. The palate reveals a crisp, focused and fruity Calvados showing lovely balance and persistence. Ideal as an introduction to the category.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40% ABV\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e700ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45183294636347,"sku":"Cer\/LAURdrouinVSOP","price":134.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/9370\/9115\/products\/christian-drouin-vsop-pale-dry-calvados-pays-dauge-9668497.jpg?v=1757645039"},{"product_id":"christian-drouin-x-o-calvados-pays-dauge","title":"Christian Drouin X.O Calvados Pays d'Auge","description":"\u003cp\u003eGolden colour. Double distilled, aged in small oak casks, this Calvados offers a harmonious nose mixing baked apples, almond and spice hints. The mouth is supple, soft and well developed. Fruity at first it evolves towards vanilla and woodier notes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e700ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45183294767419,"sku":"Cer\/LAURdrouinXO","price":188.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/9370\/9115\/products\/christian-drouin-xo-calvados-pays-dauge-9466008.jpg?v=1757645039"},{"product_id":"cer-laurdrouinhorsdage","title":"Christian Drouin Hors D'Age Calvados Pays d'Auge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Calvados has been aged over 15 years in small oak casks and shows the complexity that makes Christian Drouin \"Coeur de Lion\" the star of Calvados. The colour is flamboyant amber flame like; the nose is complex and balanced. On the palate, it is smooth, dominated by wood and spices, with great length. Should be allowed to breathe in the glass before tasting. Perfect with a cigar. \\n \\n\"Calvados Hors d'Age Christian Drouin Normandy's best-known spirit Calvados sometimes gets forgotten about in the corporate spirits world but this artisanal product deserves more attention. Having spent 15 years in small casks it has a lovely amber hue and spicy notes plus vibrant apple skin and dried fruit on both the nose and palate. Great length with a fiery 42% alcohol finale to warm your cockles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e700ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45183294865723,"sku":"Cer\/LAURdrouinHorsdage42%700ml","price":223.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/9370\/9115\/products\/Christian-Drouin-Hors-D_E2_80_99Age-Calvados-Pays-d_E2_80_99Auge-42-700ml.jpg?v=1683870029"},{"product_id":"christian-drouin-selection-calvados-700ml","title":"Christian Drouin Selection Calvados 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the Pays d'Auge Calvados requires prolonged aging in oak barrels to flourish, a Calvados produced from apples and pears, and distilled in a column still, offers an aromatic universe dominated by fruit, palatable. from an early age.\u003cbr\u003eFor this reason, CHRISTIAN DROUIN preferred to offer for entry-level a Calvados partly produced in the establishment he operates in Domfront. This calvados derives its originality from the high percentage of perry pears used in conjunction with cider apples. The soil (schist and granite) and the distillation process (a single distillation) also contribute to its typicality.\u003cbr\u003eIt is ideal for the preparation of cooking recipes, apple granita and cocktails requiring a fruity base alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e700ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45183307874619,"sku":"Cer\/LAURdrouinSELECTION700ML","price":92.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/9370\/9115\/products\/christian-drouin-selection-calvados-700ml-8703678.jpg?v=1757645038"},{"product_id":"cer-laurdrouinselection350ml","title":"Christian Drouin Selection Calvados 350ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the Pays d'Auge Calvados requires prolonged aging in oak barrels to flourish, a Calvados produced from apples and pears, and distilled in a column still, offers an aromatic universe dominated by fruit, palatable. from an early age.\u003cbr\u003eFor this reason, CHRISTIAN DROUIN preferred to offer for \"entry-level\" a Calvados partly produced in the establishment he operates in Domfront. This calvados derives its originality from the high percentage of perry pears used in conjunction with cider apples. 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The distillates are then assembled before bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e Carmina has a summer-like bouquet. It mixes fruit and flowers, using not only juniper and Normandy cider apple varieties but also raspberries, blackcurrants, elder flowers, vanilla, lemon and orange. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"\u003eThe packaging of Carmina respects the identity of Le Gin de Christian Drouin; however, the colour code is carmine as a reminder of the domineering aromas of this new gourmet gin with its hints of raspberries and blackcurrants.\u003c\/span\u003e Limited edition: only 8550 bottles will be marketed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e700ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45183331828027,"sku":"Cer\/LAURdrouinginCARMINA","price":106.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/9370\/9115\/products\/le-gin-carmina-de-christian-drouin-9394009.jpg?v=1757644996"},{"product_id":"lauriston-pommeau-de-normandie-christian-drouin","title":"Lauriston Pommeau de Normandie Christian Drouin","description":"\u003cp\u003eLauriston Pommeau de Normandie Christian Drouin 17% 700ml: Pommeau is obtained by blending Calvados with cider-apple juice. The cider-apple juice (the must) is mixed before fermentation with Calvados in the proportion 3\/4 must to 1\/4 Calvados of 65 degrees. The essential mellowness is the result of ageing in oak casks. It should be served chilled in a tulip glass. It is perfect in a scooped-out melon, with foie gras or with an apple dessert ; much appreciated for the confection of cocktails, it also works wonders in the kitchen as an ingredient in sauces and creams. \"The Pommeau de Normandie \"Coeur de Lion\" is exuberantly fruity, slips down the throat far too easily given its 17% alcohol content, and once in the mouth, its freshness as well as its aroma of baked apples and buttery brown sugar are quite fascinating\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e700ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45183335727419,"sku":"Cer\/LAURdrouinPOMMEAU","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/9370\/9115\/products\/lauriston-pommeau-de-normandie-christian-drouin-7725840.jpg?v=1757644995"},{"product_id":"cer-laurdrouinginoaked","title":"Christian Drouin Gin 'Le Gin' Calvados (Cask Finish)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on its experience for aging Eau de Vie, the Drouin family has decided to age a limited volume of its Gin. A few former calvados casks of 225 liters have been selected to age a base of Le Gin de Christian Drouin. After 6 months in the casks, \"Le Gin de Christian Drouin calvados cask finish\" is rounder, more complex, with even more obvious apple flavors. Christian Drouin Gin is prepared as superb \u003cem\u003eblended\u003c\/em\u003e spirit. The perfect proportions of each ingredient, its balance, its elegance and its complexity allow it to be drunk straight or with ice. This is without doubt the best way to appreciate the subtlety and delicacy of its flavors. \u003cstrong\u003eServing suggestion:\u003c\/strong\u003e straight or with ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e700ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Drouin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45183371411771,"sku":"Cer\/LAURdrouinGINoaked","price":135.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/9370\/9115\/products\/LAURGINoaked-1_00d9f8c3-0753-4a96-bf5b-937f67841d04.jpg?v=1683871400"},{"product_id":"christian-drouin-gin-le-gin-blanc","title":"Christian Drouin Gin 'Le Gin Blanc'","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuillaume Drouin has created this hand-crafted Gin using the art of blending developed for classic spirits. It is produced by distillation of ciders in three small Normandy copper pot stills, and by the distillation of Juniper and seven other aromatic plants typical of the world of Calvados. Each one is distilled separately before being blended in unique proportions for a batch of 2,850 bottles. This gin is in fact a cider apple eau-de-vie from Normandy in which juniper berries, ginger, vanilla, lemon, cardamom, cinnamon, rose petals and almonds have been macerated. Remarkably well-balanced, it simultaneously reveals finesse and incredible aromatic precision. Proud of its Normandy roots, the nose opens with wafts of apple. Little by little, it becomes liquorice-inspired, herbaceous (juniper) and peppery. Full of energy, the opening on the palate is floral (apple blossom) and fruity (raspberry, blackcurrants). 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