Busnel Calvados Pays d’Auge Hors d’Age is an apple brandy aged a minimum of 12 years a dark, complex expression from the highest-ranked Calvados appellation in Normandy.

Busnel is one of the leading names in Calvados, drawing on a tradition handed down since 1820. Its Calvados is built from more than 20 apple varieties grown in the Pays d’Auge, an appellation set between two rivers with varied soils sandy, silty, clay, and chalk each producing different apples across four groups: bitter, bittersweet, sweet, and sour. The Hors d’Age blend is aged at least 12 years in oak, developing depth and concentration that bring it closer to a fine aged cognac in complexity.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Concentrated oak, baked apple, dried red fruit, and cocoa
• Palate: Full-bodied and oily raisin, chocolate, quince, and coffee with warm spice
• Finish: Long, buttery, and fruity

Specs

• Producer: Busnel, Pays d’Auge, Normandy, France
• Style: Calvados Pays d’Auge AOC, Hors d’Age (apple brandy)
• Aging: Minimum 12 years in oak
• ABV: 40% (80 Proof)
• Size: 750mL

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What does Hors d’Age mean? Literally “beyond age” a designation for Calvados aged well beyond the minimum, here at least 12 years.
• How does it compare to the Fine? The Fine is aged about two years and is fresh and fruit-forward; the Hors d’Age spends 12+ years in oak, gaining dark fruit, spice, and far greater complexity.
• How should I serve it? Best enjoyed neat as a digestif, like a fine aged brandy.

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