Adrien Camut Calvados 6 years Old

Produced by seventh-generation distillers Jean-Michel, Emmanuel, and Jean-Gabriel Camut in the Pays d’Auge region of Normandy, France, at Domaine de Semainville.

Distilled from 100% apples grown in orchards planted in the hautes-tiges style; many of the apples are heritage varieties. Cider is fermented in wood for 10–11 months then twice-distilled on copper pot stills fueled by wood and aged a minimum of 6 years.

A nose of papaya, milk chocolate and vanilla wafer, apple soda, and mushroom leads to a textural palate of plum, dried apricots, date, and butterscotch with subtle rancio and pleasant acidity. A finish of cinnamon and fuzzy green herbs gently ends a ride you’ll want to take again and again.