Producer · 39 products

Christian Drouin

Normandy (Pays d'Auge) · Est. 1960

Christian Drouin works from a 17th-century Norman farmhouse in the heart of the Pays d'Auge — the Domaine du Coeur de Lion, named for Richard the Lionheart, with its glass-walled chai of copper pot stills built into the timbered cathedral of the original cider barn. Founded in 1960, the estate is now in its third generation under oenologist Guillaume Drouin. Every Drouin Calvados is grown, pressed, double-distilled and matured on site — the broadest fully-vertical Pays d'Auge selection in Bouchon's catalogue.

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Quick facts

Country: France
Region: Normandy (Pays d'Auge)
Founded: 1960
Style focus: Pays d'Auge double-distilled Calvados

What we carry

Bouchon's Christian Drouin listing is among the deepest in the Calvados category — covering the standard tiers (Fine, VSOP, Hors d'Âge), the Pomme de Tronçais oak-finished expressions, the Le Gin range (including the Banyuls Cask and Pira finish editions), and the millésimé single-vintage releases. The Comte Louis de Lauriston Domfrontais sub-collection adds a second Calvados appellation under the same producer roof. The 1988 vintage Calvados is a stand-out for cellar-list venues.

Cocktails from this house

3 Christian Drouin cocktails — hover for the recipe

Build

35ml Calvados
20ml Massenez Apricot Liqueur @massenez_au
10ml Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon
20ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
5ml Blossoms Pineapple Syrup
20ml Aquafaba
Method

Garnish: Apple Disc Muddle raspberries in a shaker with lemon juice till smooth, add the rest of ingredients. Shake with ice, strain to remove all bits and ice. Then shake again and pour into a chilled coupe.

Framboise Calvados Sour
Mermaidsangria
Build

20ml Dubonnet @dubonnetrouge
15ml PX sherry
10ml Calvados
25ml Branko Plum Brandy @brankoplumbrandy_aus
3 dashes of Peychaud's Bitters
3 dashes of absinthe
3 drops of 25 year old gran reserva PX balsamic vinegar to garnish
Method

Stir down all ingredients with ice. Strain over block ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with three drops of balsamic vinegar. Recipe: @martin_hudak @maybe_sammy_sydney

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Inside the house

Christian Drouin

Origin

Normandy (Pays d'Auge), France
Established

1960
Style focus

Pays d'Auge double-distilled Calvados