La Distillerie de Courménil
Exceptional Calvados and Liqueurs in Normandy.
An hour south of Deauville and Honfleur,
Between the world-famous village of Camembert and the Haras du Pin, the prestigious "Versailles of the horse",
nestles the Distillerie de Courménil, in the hollow of the unspoilt valleys of the AOC Calvados Pays d'Auge.
A sanctuary devoted to aromatic perfection. More than just a distillery,
Courménil is a theatre of nature where the Dives has its source and waters the apple trees whose fruits will make
the great Calvados vintages matured in the Estate's cellars listed as historic monuments.
"In search of excellence"
is our motto.
The creation of a great spirit tolerates neither haste nor compromise. It is daily work spanning several generations, through which our family passes on its passion for apples, for botany and for the sacred fire of craft distillation.
Set to the song of our still, this ancestral craft observes oenological tradition with the greatest care. Patiently, the nose and the palate guide our hands as we isolate the « cœur de chauffe », the most aromatic and crystalline quintessence of the cider eau-de-vie of our apples.
It is this absolute intransigence that has earned our house more than 30 medals at the most prestigious competitions. These awards are not mere trophies: they are recognition of the exceptional quality of our terroir, of the complex blends of our apple varieties, of our demanding pressing, of our uncompromising distillation and of the ageing of our Calvados in our historic cellars.
But also of our tears, our sleepless nights and our unconditional love for Normandy.
From tradition to innovation :
a daring SACRILÈGE
While our roots run deep in tradition, our spirit allows itself the insolence of creation. Because excellence also feeds on daring, we have dared to marry these traditions while innovating towards new territories of taste.
Sacrilège is the star of our creations: an ultra-premium liqueur, the work of 35 years of patience. The fruit of a twofold alchemy uniting our greatest Calvados XO vintages of more than twenty years average age with a meticulous infusion of more than 50 shades of plants, rare citrus fruits and distant spices.
An unforgettable botanical experience, in which Normandy apples invite themselves to the court of the greatest monastic nobility.
For festive cocktails
Les Dérangés Normands.
Les Dérangés Normands form a collection of unruly, one-of-a-kind flavours for innovative mixologists.
Ideal for making cocktails, this range reinvents the spirit of Normandy.
By blending its wonderful apple aromas with fruits, plants and spices, Calvados breaks with its own conventions, softens its strength and grows younger to offer you an elegant, vibrant and resolutely modern impertinence.
The miracle of ageing:
in our historic cellars
After a slow double distillation, the young eau-de-vie of the Pays d'Auge begins its ageing - what am I saying, a long retreat of several decades - in the half-light of our cellars where serenity reigns as absolute master,
In French oak casks toasted the old way over a wood fire, the miracle of ageing takes place.
The liquid breathes through the staves, softens and picks up delicate notes of vanilla, tarte tatin apple, roasted coffee and many more still to be discovered.
Might a musical programme contribute to their softness?
An exceptional terroir
in the Pays d'Auge of Normandy.
Before becoming that amber robe dancing in your glass, our Calvados is first and foremost the fruit of our land.
By an incredible stroke of luck, the famous source de la Dives rises on our Estate and waters the gentle, perfectly exposed slopes of our Pays d'Auge valleys, It is on this exceptional clay-limestone terroir that our apple trees flourish naturally to set in motion the complex and singular aromatic symphony that will shape our spirits.
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