La Spiriterie Française,
Château du Breuil, Normandie

This, one of the most prestigious distilleries of Calvados, set in a 16^th-17^th century château, produces a wide range of Calvados Pays d’Auge and Calvados-based products, from the most traditional to the most innovative.

Set in the heart of the Pays d’Auge, amid 28 hec­tares of grounds pop­u­lated with cen­tur­ies-old trees, Château du Breuil (a listed his­tor­ic monu­ment dating from the 16^th and 17^th cen­tur­ies) is home to one of the most pres­ti­gi­ous dis­til­ler­ies in Calvados.

Dis­trib­uted exclus­ively through the tra­di­tion­al chan­nels (del­icates­sens, wine stores, hotels, res­taur­ants, bars and lounges) in France and expor­ted to over 60 coun­tries, Château du Breuil pro­duces a wide range of Calvados, from the young­est to the oldest, the most tra­di­tion­al to the most modern and innov­at­ive. Each year Château du Breuil’s products pick up numer­ous medals at inter­na­tion­al competitions.

The dis­til­lery run sev­er­al dif­fer­ent guided tours which prom­ise vis­it­ors an unfor­get­table exper­i­ence call­ing on all their five senses. Each tour cul­min­ates in an excit­ing finale when the cellar, the bar­rels, the beams and the walls all come to life. The magic of apples, the magic of fire, the magic of dis­til­la­tion and the Angels’ share are revealed in a sen­sa­tion­al sound and light show.

In addi­tion to the clas­sic “Five Senses” tour, Château de Breuil offers “Expert” tours, in which vis­it­ors can enjoy an exclus­ive tour of the entire premises and a present­a­tion of all the products (full details on the web­site). They can even create their own blend of Calvados and take home their unique, per­son­al­ised bottle. Incred­ible experiences!

Events are held through­out the year: check out the pro­gramme on the www.spiriterie.com website.