CHRISTIAN DROUIN 1948 Pays d Auge

In 1948, Normandy was still _x000D_
recovering from the second _x000D_
world war and farmers started to _x000D_
make stocks of calvados and Eau _x000D_
de Vie de Cidre again. Almost _x000D_
all the stocks of the previous _x000D_
years had either been taken by the _x000D_
french government for the use of _x000D_
the war (to make gun powder !) or _x000D_
drunk during occupation. _x000D_
However, a rare Eau de vie de _x000D_
Cidre has been kept in casks _x000D_
since that and we are very happy _x000D_
to offer you this unique bottle, _x000D_
distilled in 1948 and bottled _x000D_
this year after nearly 70 years _x000D_
of aging in oak casks. One can _x000D_
estimate that the evaporation _x000D_
rate of this Eau de Vie has been _x000D_
closed to 90% of the stock since its _x000D_
distillation. _x000D_