The Le Gin de Drouin Calvados Cask Finish is a barrel-aged gin. And absolutely more than a typical classic, because the basis is a cider. The pastel golden color of the noble distillate has reached its perfection through the 6 months of storage in Calvados barrels. And Christian Drouin's main focus in the French distillery is actually on calvados. During the production of the barrel-aged gin, cider is now distilled and blended with a juniper distillate. There are also botanicals such as vanilla, lemons, cardamom, cinnamon, almonds and rose petals. The bouquet clearly has spicy notes of cardamom and ginger, but with a strong apple presence. A soft rose aroma unfolds on the palate, combined with fine citrus nuances and a fruity finish, which is given a slightly nutty and long-lasting herbal note due to the barrel storage. The result is an unmistakable gin in which the Calvados apple note always dominates and is perfectly complemented by the botanicals.