About the Producer
Calvados Morin founded as a negocient in 1889 and moved into it’s current location, the site of an older distillery, in 1945. It’s unclear to me if they do distilling on that site or rely solely on aging and blending purchased spirits.
Details
- Made from a mixture of apples and pears.
- 42% abv
- 15 years in french oak.
- Single distilled to 70% abv
Nose
Bittersweet cider apples. Oak spice and cinnamon. Medium intensity. Dry. Pleasant aroma. Not very complex but a solid Calvados.
Palate
More bitter sweet and tannic apples mixed with a small amount of pear juice. Polished oak is prominent some chalky taste I sometimes get with french oak aged brandies. Medium bodied and dry with medium flavor intensity. Very tasty but not very complex
Finish
Medium with dry polished oak.
Rating: 6
Overall
A tasty Calvados that’s fairly oak forward but still has a fair amount of fruit too. Reminds me a lot of Lairds 12 year for better or worse but at ½ the price.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but many things I’d rather have.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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