Distillerie
Coquerel

We have been producing Calvados, Pommeau, cider and gin since 1937 in our family distillery located just a few kilometres from Mont-Saint-Michel.

We proudly uphold the Calvados traditions, but are first and foremost entrepreneurs with a love of innovation. These eau-de-vies have been selected and blended for their unique characters and their aromatic profiles that represent the finest terroirs of Normandy.

This “spir­ited” family adven­ture star­ted in 1937 when the first eau-de-vie from Normandy cider and perry were dis­tilled on the estate.

Since 1971, the dis­til­lery has been headed by the Martin family, who are firmly com­mit­ted to uphold­ing tra­di­tion­al pro­duc­tion tech­niques, whilst remain­ing open to modern innovations.

Domaine du Coquer­el has its roots in the heart of the Normandy Bocage, just a few kilo­metres from Mont-Saint-Michel. The AOC Calvados cider apples come from a unique terroir that has slowly evolved since the 10^th cen­tury when the first orch­ards were planted in Normandy.

The blend and the bal­ance of the apple vari­et­ies selec­ted for its cider pro­duc­tion give Calvados Coquer­el its dis­tinct­ive character.

There are four fam­il­ies of apples: sharp, which bring bal­ance and har­mony; sweet, for their sugar; bit­ter­sweet, for their tan­nins; and finally, bit­ter­sharp, for their freshness.

At the Domaine du Coquer­el, the Martin family knows that a great Calvados can only come from a great cider. It has full con­trol of the entire Calvados pro­duc­tion pro­cess in a per­petu­al quest for the per­fect bal­ance between the fresh­ness of the fruit and the fin­esse of the eau-de-vie res­ult­ing from its long ageing in French oak barrels.

The apples are care­fully selec­ted, har­ves­ted and washed before being pressed. The fresh apple juice is then left to fer­ment nat­ur­ally on the estate. The master dis­til­ler care­fully selects the batches of cider once they have reached their optim­al matur­ity, and dis­tils them in one of three copper column stills. The freshly dis­tilled Calvados com­plete their ageing in French oak bar­rels where they acquire great­er struc­ture and com­plex­ity. The cellar master plays an import­ant role in this pro­cess, making sure that the wood never masks the apple aromas, but brings them out and enhances them.

Domaine du Coquer­el is renowned for pro­du­cing Calvados of excep­tion­al qual­ity and has been awar­ded over a hun­dred medals, includ­ing the Grand Prix d’Honneur from the French Pres­id­ent, awar­ded to the best Calvados cellar, which it has received on five occasions.