Christian Drouin

Cidery in Coudray-Rabut, Normandie, France 🇫🇷
Associated Venue: Christian Drouin

Established in 1960

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Rte de Trouville, Coudray-Rabut, 14130, France

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Yellowish-amber colour. There's a lot of spicy depth to the aroma, smells more like an ice cider, but it's nothing like that. After exploding out of the bottle, it's got less of that spiciness, baked apple accents, and a soft finish with just a hint of tartness.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2020 at 05:06

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
750mL bottle, explodes upon opening — must've lost 1/4 of the bottle... fuck — pours a clear golden with a quickly-dissipating white head. Nose is wonderfully funky, with signature barnyard funk, effervescent apple skins, wild yeast, and bone dry oakiness. Flavour is beautifully funky, with soft apple skins, rustic notes, oak, and soft apple core. Lovely funk that is not too aggressive. There's more sweetness on this than the regular French cider, but still works. Soft and complex. Not on the level I'd hoped, but it's pretty tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2020 at 05:04

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours slightly hazy amber with quickly disappearing white head. Dusty and vinous aroma of yeast and apples. Dusty and leafy flavour with sweet notes of fermented apples and touches of basement. Leafy aftertaste with acidic notes. Well, definitely not bad!
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2020 at 19:21

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Gylden brun klar med minimalt hvitt skum. Lukter modne epler. Lett+. Smaker epler og noe røkt. Kort
Tried on 21 Feb 2020 at 20:41

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from binny's. Pours hazy pale yellow. Nose is pear, honey, wood, pips. Palate is pear, dry, apple wood. Pretty decent.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2020 at 20:00

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle, as Cidre Pays d'Auge. Hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is red apples, funk, barn. Taste is red apples, barn custard, super leather. Champenoise carbonation. Good!
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2020 at 19:50

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Hazy yellow color with white head. Aroma is pears, custard, leather. Taste is custard, pears, barn, leather, rather dry. Mineraly mouthfeel with sparkly carbonation. Fun!
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2020 at 19:49

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from binny's. Pours cloudy yellow. Nose is Apple, honey, clove. Palate is semi dry apple, pear, Vanilla. Nice
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2020 at 19:06

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Første pause i dagens økt (grunning strøk 2) på Fridtjofen aug-19: klar gylden med kort bruseskum. Herlig eplearoma og -smak med litt lær, kanel og søt citrus i tillegg.
Tried on 04 Aug 2019 at 10:20

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared with JMD on board Fridtjofen 04.08.19. Clear golden. Quickly diminishing white head. Excellent aroma and taste of apple zest, red apples and leather. Superb!
Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2019 at 10:20