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Wet your lips in a Calvados glass, a typical Made In Normandy eau-de-vie

A genuine Norman brandy, Calvados is a famous elixir, nowadays from all over the world, where a new generation of...

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On our way to taste French Vodka!

Vodka is the most consumed spirit to date. 144 liters of Vodka are drunk every second around the world,...

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We help you to find a French Gin suitable to your taste!

For a long time, relegated at a second role, notably behind Vodka and Rum, the Gin spirit meets a rebirth...

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Wet your lips in a Calvados glass, a typical Made In Normandy eau-de-vie

On our way to taste French Vodka!

We help you to find a French Gin suitable to your taste!

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