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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Domaine de Rugueville
PortbailNicolas Flambard, grower and producer in Portbail, Normandy, sells his apple-based products on the estate. These include cider, Pommeau, Calvados, apple juice, apple cider vinegar… As these beverages are produced using careful craft methods, some boast certifications such as AOP Contentin Cider or organic apple juice.
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Cidrerie du Perche
Val au PercheWe grow and process fruit on 22 hectares of organic cider apple orchards, installed in a “High Quality Environmental Standard” building. We receive visitors on our family farm all year round.
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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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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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Cidre Lemasson
CametoursFarm-based, organic and sustainable production. Traditional processing in keeping with ancestral savoir-faire. Modern and engaging marketing.
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Comte Louis de Lauriston
DomfrontCreated to put a stop to illegal Calvados production in the Domfrontais region, the Calvados Comte Louis de Lauriston cellars now house the forgotten treasures from the time of illicit distilling, along with a unique range of vintages from several decades which are exported to over 20 countries.
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Lieu Roussel
Douville-en AugeSurrounded by high stem orchards, through which cows graze, our farm is our place of work. We are delighted to receive visitors to show them the work on our farm and the origin of our products.
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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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Ferme de Billy
RotsThe Ferme de Billy is a brand, a place and a family spirit: authenticity, conviviality, respect for nature and local Normandy traditions, where everyone is welcome, young and old.
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Théo Capelle
SottevilleThe Théo Capelle cider works invites you to discover all the flavours of AOC Calvados, AOC Pommeau de Normandie and Cotentin AOP ciders during your visit to the estate.
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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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Les Bruyères Carré
MoyauxHanded down from generation to generation, the Les Bruyères Carré farm located in Moyaux, in the Calvados department, is an authentic Normandy Pays d’Auge cider farm that is really worth a visit!
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