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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Cidre Lemasson
CametoursFarm-based, organic and sustainable production. Traditional processing in keeping with ancestral savoir-faire. Modern and engaging marketing.
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La Maison du Père Tranquille
RoutotMaison du Père Tranquille has been distributing quality Normandy products, in particular Rollon Calvados, aged in its own cellar in Routot, for three generations.
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Domaine de la Mérité
Mesnil-En-OucheThis estate produces just one Calvados for sale, a blend of a minimum of 20 years of age. It has picked up awards at the Salon de l’Agriculture in Paris on several occasions. Listed in numerous Michelin-starred restaurants in France. A rare and authentic Calvados with an enticing character.
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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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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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Cave de la Loterie
ClecyAt the Cave de la Loterie (a cider works in Clécy in the Suisse-Normande), Regis Aubry grows and processes organic apples and pears. He is always happy to receive visitors for tastings, tours and direct sales at the property.
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Spirit France Diffusion
ReuxSpirit France Diffusion’s activity is based on the crafting of high-quality products, using its extensive savoir-faire. These are products with a strong identity, rooted in a terroir, and protected by an AOC. Père Magloire, Calvados Boulard and Lecompte are our three leading Calvados brands.
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Gaec de Claids
Saint-Patrice-de-ClaidsProducer of cider and cider-based products, the GAEC de Claids farm is situated in the Le Cotentin area of Normandy.
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Michel Huard
Montilly-sur-NoireauApple growers and producers of vintage Calvados for seven generations in the Orne Bocage countryside.
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Les Vergers du Chouquet
RoivilleThe Vergers du Choquet cider works crafts AOC/AOP products on their farm located on the Pays d’Auge hillsides. They are committed to an extensive and traditional type production.
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Ferme de la Vallée au Tanneur
RepentignyA traditional organic farm, where Normandy cows graze under the high stem apple trees.
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