Roger Groult
France
The Groult family distillery began in the eighteenth century, when the family Groult settled in the "Clos de la Hurvanière," a beautiful farm located in the hills of the Pays d'Auge, in St Cyr du Ronceray. Calvados Groult was then officially born in 1860, when Pierre Groult decided to distill his farm's cider and age that eau-de-vie in oak barrels. His hard work, production methods and beautiful terroir, won his Calvados its first gold medal in 1893. Today, Pierre's traditions are carried on by his great-great grandson Jean-Roger, a fifth generation producer, who manages the distillery.