This is probably the only ‘Apple Sponge’ we’ll ever do, so we decided to make it extra special and bottle this one in our hand-blown cognac glass.

This is an exquisite old Calvados and we advise you to sip it reverentially in an orchard on a glowing summer night while clad in a tastefully revealing silk gown and reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream aloud to your friends the apple trees.

Tasting Notes

Nose : we’re closer to the fruits here. Boxes full of apples, with stewed pears, sour apple syrup from Limburg, and apple crumble. A nice balance between honey sweetness and fruity acidity. Slightly greener and slightly tighter than the 1964 but nonetheless closely related. Nicely aromatic too.

Palate : slightly darker now, with some figs and raisins balancing the apple sourness. A little brown sugar, along with cedar wood and hints of pepper. Cloves and herbal honey, with hints of toffee. Always keeping the middle between sourness, sweetness and spice. Just a subtle grassy note along with some thyme.

Finish : long, with some floral touches, old oak and baked apples.

48.6% ABV

70cl