Autumn, peak season.

It all star­ted at the end of Septem­ber with Cock­tail Street at La Grande Halle de la Vil­lette in Paris.

Ima­gine over 30,000 vis­it­ors, around fifty bars, and a dozen street food stalls: a para­dise for cock­tail enthusiasts!

Colin was there, delight­ing every­one with a finely craf­ted cock­tail menu and, appar­ently, the best high­balls of the event (which is true).

Two weeks later, we headed to Ger­many for Bar Con­vent Berlin!

Sev­er­al Calvados dis­til­ler­ies were present to intro­duce the cat­egory to an audi­ence from all over Europe. Nearly 13,000 vis­it­ors came through to taste dif­fer­ent brands and enjoy Colin’s cocktails.

Then, on Octo­ber 17, it was World Calvados Day, the per­fect oppor­tun­ity for dis­til­ler­ies to show­case their finest offer­ings: activ­a­tions in bars, open houses, and more. Inter­na­tion­ally, Normandy clubs abroad also brought the aper­itif vibe to Oslo, Medellín, Sydney, Seoul, and Dakar.

It was the ideal moment to cel­eb­rate the most famous of Nor­mandy’s spir­its around the globe.

On the same day, Caen hosted FÊNO, a fest­iv­al show­cas­ing the best of Normandy. Over three days, nearly 60,000 vis­it­ors tasted cock­tails, dis­covered region­al products, and fully enjoyed the Normandy atmosphere.

Finally, Octo­ber 27 marked the end of regis­tra­tions for Calva Club 2024. Nearly 70 entrants are ready to revis­it café-calva. Next step: select­ing the 12 finalists.

So, stay tuned for Decem­ber to dis­cov­er their creations.

In the mean­time, every­one is back to their apples.…