Calvados
Morin

On the banks of the River Eure you will find one of the oldest Calvados producers in Normandy, whose underground cellars date back to the 19^th century. Here you can learn all about the craft of Calvados maturing and the various stages in its production.

The story of Calvados Morin star­ted in la Haye de Cal­leville in the Risle valley in 1889, before Pierre Morin took over from his father and moved the small family négo­ci­ant busi­ness to Bri­onne, then more per­man­ently to Ivry-la-Bataille, a charm­ing old Normandy cit­adel in the Eure valley.

In Feb­ru­ary 1945, Calvados Morin decided to move to the former premises of the Dis­til­ler­ie de Thélème (known for its famous liquor at the time). This dis­til­lery is equipped with ageing facil­it­ies that are second to none in Normandy and include vast under­ground cel­lars that are home to sev­er­al hun­dred small oak bar­rels con­tain­ing the pre­cious eau-de-vies.

Calvados Morin is reputed for the qual­ity of its blends and the con­sist­ency of its products. The famous “Morin taste” is derived from the care­ful blend­ing of dif­fer­ent terroirs and appel­la­tions. The young Calvados selec­ted for ageing are first aged in 300 to 400-litre casks in cel­lars that are sub­ject to chan­ging cli­mat­ic con­di­tions which accen­tu­ates the oxid­a­tion and thus the ageing, res­ult­ing in a high degree of evap­or­a­tion — the angels’ share — which is cru­cial in the pro­cess of ageing a good eau-de-vie. The unique envir­on­ment of our cel­lars plays a major role in the gentle ageing of our Calvados. Dug into the chalk hill­sides of the Eure valley, the long tun­nels run deep into the cliff. Their very humid atmo­sphere is ideal for ageing Calvados, in silence and far away from the vibra­tions of the town.

This mat­ur­a­tion phase is a second, very import­ant step in our ageing pro­cess. The ambi­ent hygro­metry of close to 100% causes a nat­ur­al decrease in the alco­hol con­tent, cre­at­ing softer and smooth­er eau-de-vies.

Calvados Morin pro­duces a large range of Calvados, from 3 years to over 30 years of age, all presen­ted in styl­ish pack­aging. It also incudes “Single” Calvados from the Pay d’Auge, as well as superb “blends” from a selec­tion of the finest terroirs. Morin Calvados are avail­able in France in a number of high-end estab­lish­ments, wine stores, del­icates­sens, res­taur­ants and wholesalers.