Roger Groult Calvados
13 Year Old
2009 Single Cask #351
$144.99
750ML | 50% Alc./Vol. | 100 Proof
This single cask calvados, distilled in 2009, aged for 13 years in French Oak before being bottled at a cask strength of 50% abv.
Total yield was 366 bottles.
The Groult family established their distillery in 1860 in the Pays d’Auge region when Pierre Groult decided to distill the family’s cider and age their eau de vie in oak barrels.
The estate is made up of 23 hectares of land where they grow more than five thousand apple trees of 30 different varieties. The apple cider of 5-7% abv is distilled on wood fired pot stills after a slow fermentation on the lees that can last over a year. The first distillation produces a petite eau of 30% abv and the second distillation yields Calvados of about 70% abv.
In recent years, the Groult family has been experimenting with single cask and finished Calvados, utilizing barrels that previously held whisky, sherry, dessert wine, lambic beer, mead, and more.
About Calvados Roger Groult
The history of the Groult family distillery started in the eighteenth century when the family settled in the “Clos de la Hurvanière”, a beautiful farm located in the hills of the Pays d'Auge in St. Cyr du Ronceray. A few decades later, in 1860, Pierre Groult (1830-1918) decided to distill his cider and to age the eau-de-vie obtained in oak barrels: Calvados Groult was born. Through his hard work, his production methods and a beautiful terroir, his Calvados quickly obtained a good reputation among connoisseurs. His son Leon (1874-1923) developed the production and sales of Calvados at regional level. Leon’s son, Roger (1905-1988) made of his distillery one of the most renowned and respected in France. His son Jean-Pierre (1946-2008) was a pioneer in exporting his Calvados around the world. The products are now in restaurants and cellars of 30 countries.
Today the traditions are upheld by fifth generation distiller and Jean-Pierre's son, Jean-Roger, manages the distillery.
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