Christian Drouin

In 1960, Christian Drouin became the owner of the Fiefs Sainte Anne on the Gonneville hills, near Honfleur. The farm was planted with cider-apple trees, and Christian was soon seized by the desire to produce his own calvados. With the help of Pierre Pivet, a licensed distiller, he began distilling his cider production, a project that would take nearly 20 years before he found the right blend.

In 1969, his son, also named Christian, joined the family business, but it was only in 1979 that stocks were considered sufficient to allow the introduction of their calvados on the market.

Then, the third generation joined the firm: Guillaume Drouin, trained agricultural engineer and winemaker. After gaining winemaking experience at some prestigious estates and spending time  in Haiti studying the arts of distilling and aging, he came back to the family estate to share his knowledge.

Today, the blends are still created jointly by Guillaume and his father, who also share responsibility for the export markets.