Manoir de Montreuil Selection Calvados (75cl, 44%)

Manoir de Montreuil Selection is a Calvados from Domaine du Manoir de Montreuil, a small Normandy farm owned by the Giard family. It was first made for bartenders, as a younger, higher-strength Calvados to bring out the fruit of apple brandy in classic cocktails such as the Jack Rose. It is made from 2 to 3 year old Calvados brandies from 15 apple varieties, mostly bittersweet with small amounts of sweet and acidic. After double pot still distillation it is aged in barrel and blended in tank. The orchards are farmed haut-tige, with older trees that give fewer apples and more concentrated flavours.