Lemorton Calvados Selection SF Chronicle - Past Pick small-batch bourbon that's been aged

small-batch bourbon that's been aged 8 years and blended to perfection

Longue Garde is the same blend as the standard Eugene

A fruity nose of lime and melon with bold hints of fennel

Now approaching a decade in bottle

Despite its intensity and girth

Lemorton Calvados Selection SF Chronicle - Past Pick small-batch bourbon that's been agedCalvados with an unusually high pear content. While the Domfrontais appellation requires a minimum of 30% pear, Lemorton uses 7080%, creating a lighter, more elegant spirit than apple dominant Calvados. Didier Lemorton (third generation, now joined by son Damien as fourth) distills at La Baille Ftu in Mantilly, Normandy, using a wood fired copper column still shared among three local producers. The fruit ferments naturally for nine to ten months in