After slowly maturing in oak barrels for at least 20 years, this Calvados has a magnificent amber coloring. The taste of this grand liquor at the right temperature will let it release all its aromas and seduce you. This is our best-in-Class!

The producer: Le Père Jules was the father of Léon Defrièches, the now 70-year-old owner of the traditional company founded in 1919. The distillery is located in Saint-Désir-de-Lisieux, on the Normandy coast. Here, over 42 varieties of apples, which grow on very old trees, are processed purely organically. They produce cider, a sparkling apple wine with natural foaming in the bottle, and calvados using the traditional double distillation process. The latter matures in fine oak barrels to achieve its finesse and uniqueness.

Drinking recommendation: Room temperature, as a digestive, with an apple pie, for flambéing apple pie, in sauces, etc.