Boulard Calvados XO Auguste Brandy

Detailed Description

A blend of 6 to 15 years and named in homage to Pierre Auguste. Fresh apple with flavours of sweet fudge on the nose. Plenty of fruits on the palate, with a sharp citrus cutting through drawing out a long, bitter finish.

Boulard Calvados XO Auguste Brandy Tasting Notes

Nose: Baked apples, apple pie and cinnamon with honey suckle, vanilla and honey roasted almonds.

Palate: Elegant and toasty with delicate spice. Baked apple, caramel (toffee apple) and burnt orange zest oils with cinnamon spice.

Finish: Concentrated baked apple and maraschino cherry with delicate cinnamon spice.

Distillery Information:

The family-run Calvados Boulard distillery at Coquainvilliers, in the rural heart of the département, may currently export 85 per cent of the world’s output, but it couldn’t feel less like mass-production. It’s sited on a secluded lane in a timber-framed house with an adjacent red-brick, slate-roofed barn which houses the distillery.