Christian Drouin Le Petit Chien Brun Calvados 2018 Arran Whisky Cask

This is a 2018 Calvados from Christian Drouin, bottled for Little Brown Dog Spirits as part of their Le Petit Chien Brun series. It was aged in an Arran whisky cask and limited to 296 bottles. A Sauternes cask version also exists in the series. The label nods to Pegasus Bridge, close to the Christian Drouin distillery near Caen, and to the 'Ham & Jam' message sent after glider troops took it on D-Day. The nose is tinned mandarins, apple strudel and glazed donuts. The palate brings apple tarte tatin, candy floss and angelica, and the finish has a faint pastis note with cumin and white pepper.