The Calvados
distilleries
The Calvados distilleries and estates are open to visitors all year round. Countless tastings, activities and discoveries await you!
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Distillerie Busnel
CormeillesFounded in the heart of the Pay d’Auge in 1820, Distillerie Busnel is the first major Calvados House. You can visit one of the last great working distilleries and learn all about the production of its Calvados in a typical Normandy setting.
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La Maison Ferré
ComblotMaison Ferré is an ideal stop for anyone who loves nature and appreciates authenticity. This family-owned cider producer and distillery are located in the heart of the Perche Regional Park, where the state-owned forests and hills give this natural region its typical character.
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Manoir d’Apreval
Pennedepie17 Pays d’Auge varieties of cider apples are planted here on 20 hectares of organic orchards located by the sea. We are a farm producing craft products in a typical Normandy setting.
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Pierre Huet
CambremerLocated on the “Route du Cidre” (Cider Route) in the heart of Normandy’s Pays d’Auge, Domaine Pierre Huet comprises 30 hectares of orchards growing 25 varieties of cider apples. Since 2010, the distillery has been using an innovative heating system unique within the Normandy region: wood chips.
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Ferme du Ponctey
TriquevilleProducers of cider, AOC Calvados and Pommeau de Normandie using only apples from our own orchards. Come along and taste our products on our family farm located in the Pays de la Risle, 20 km from Honfleur.
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Ferme de la Sapinière
Saint-Laurent-sur-MerThe Ferme de la Sapinière produces all of its ciders using natural fermentation, without the addition of carbon dioxide. It also produces Pommeau de Normandie and Calvados. Guided tours are available allowing visitors to learn more about our delectable Normandy beverages.
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Ferme de Cutesson
VimoutiersThis 65-hectare family farm has been worked organically since 1996. We sell all our products through short distribution channels: four markets a week (two of which are organic, in the Côte Fleurie), direct from the farm, at shows, through organic specialist shops, cafés, hotels, restaurants and small food stores.
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Distillerie La Monnerie
Cerisy-Belle-EtoileThe moment you enter our cellars, the odour interrogates you: should you stay quiet and just taste, or speak up and share? Come and partake in an authentic experience in which you will learn all about the production of AOC Calvados in our cellars that are home to 100-year-old casks.
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Domaine de la Duretière
Lassay-Les-ChâteauxAn organic family farm, with 17 hectares of orchards, located in the Calvados Domfrontais, Calvados, and Pommeau de Normandie appellations. Calvados apple growers and producers.
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Christian Drouin
Pont LévêqueMaison Drouin is a family-owned Pays d’Auge craft distillery nestling in the middle of a traditional high stem orchard and specialising in the crafting of vintage Calvados.
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Distillerie Coquerel
MillyWe 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.
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Domaine des Hauts Vents
Saint-Ouen-du-TilleulThe Caboulet family has been perpetuating the tradition of crafting cider-based products on its 17th-century estate for three generations.
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