Description
Liqueur: Lecompte 5 Year Old Calvados
Lecompte’s 5 Year Old Calvados is light and fruity. The combination of apple and vanilla notes allows it to work well in cocktails and long drinks.
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Size: 750ML
Proof: 80 (40% ABV)
Age: 5 Year
Origin: France
Distillery: The Lecompte distillery
This Calvados Pays d’Auge spends several months in a small cask of fresh oak and is then transferred into mature barrels, bringing out the more subtle flavours of the wine. You’ll find the taste to be fruity, but also with subtle hint of woodiness.
Lecompte 5 Year Old Calvados Liqueur Tasting Notes
Nose: Fruity apple and nutmeg.
Palate: Notes of apples, vanilla, roasted nuts, tobacco and sweet spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.
Finish: Refreshing.
Distillery Information
Lecompte was founded by Alexander Lecompte in 1923 who acquired a small business in fruit, wine, and brandy production. I n 1945, the business was taken over by his son Pierre Lecompte, who in 1955 first began distilling and producing calvados. The Lecompte distillery is based in the center of the Pays d‘Auge in the Notre Dame de Courson village. Centuries-old apple orchards produce an array of apple varieties from the region.
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