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On a cold winter night in 1962, government officials stormed a remote Calvados farm in Normandy to arrest moonshiners. In a surge of solidarity, neighboring farmers rushed to the scene, overpowering the officers and bravely blocking the arrest with their tractors. After tense negotiations, the region’s patron, Comte Louis de Lauriston, resolved the conflict by offering to establish a central cellar for all local Calvados distillers. Through tireless diligence, he managed this warehouse for decades, securing the farmers’ livelihoods and preserving the diversity of Calvados styles.
This characterful Calvados reveals remarkable complexity. Mysterious notes of incense, old tobacco and overripe pear drift from the glass, entwined with apple seeds, dried lavender, and violet. Dark and weighty on the tongue, cocoa melts into the deep sweetness of dried apricots and pears. Lifted by the finest Darjeeling, wild thyme, and mugwort, the surge of flavor fades into an endless, bittersweet finish touched with dried grapefruit peels.
Diligence is the relentless persistence of will – even in the toughest times – and can ultimately lead to true mastery and inner fulfillment.