08/2010 - Roger Groult, une enseigne extraordinaire !

Les terrasses de Jean-Luc Petitrenaud, Europe 1, 1er août 2010


07/2010 - Jason Wilson's top 5 desert-island spirits

« (...) If it was an expenses-be-damned, sipping-only list, I might go for Four Roses Single Barrel bourbon ($50), Bunnahabhain 18-year-old Scotch ($100), Siete Leguas D'Antaño Extra Añejo tequila ($200), Roger Groult Doyen d'Age Calvados ($240) and Pierre Ferrand's 70-year-old Ancestrale cognac ($750). (...) »

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Roger Groult 8 year old - Score : 95/100
Extraordinary/ Ultimate Recommendation

Ultimate Spirit Challenge competitions use a progressive method, designed for UBC by beverage alcohol critic F. Paul Pacult, that includes a numerical evaluation on a tasting grid, controlled-environment assessment, sample product enhancement, and exacting, up-to-the-minute tabulation arrived at through multi-stage blind judgings.


Roger Groult 15 Year Old - Double Gold Medal

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition is the first comprehensive, international spirits judging ever held in the United States on an annual basis. In 2010, distillers and importers submitted 1024 spirits from 57 countries.


11/2009 - Le calvados, eau-de-vie chic, par Olivier Bompas

«A 27 ans, Jean-Roger Groult est à la tête du domaine familiale de Saint-Cyr-du-Ronceray. (...)
Ma philosophie est simple : faire cohabiter tradition et modernité»

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09/2009 - Spirit Journal, Paul Pacult

«Roger Groult, 8 year old: 4 stars / Highly Recommended.
(...) Entry is gently spiced; midpalate is delicately flavored with baked spiced apple tart and spiced pears. Ends integrated, toasted, and nothing short of luscious. Buy it»


10/2009 - Loving Calvados to the Core, by Jason Wilson

« (...) I sipped Groult’s lovely Doyen d’Age and I was back in Lyon: sitting in a hotel bar and making a beautiful discovery. »

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04/2007 - 10 Calvados you should know about

«Roger Groult Age d’Or Calvados Pays d’Auge - SUPERB (90–95)/HIGHLY RECOMMENDED »


Spirits Of The Year Awards 2000
Best New Calvados : Roger Groult Doyen D'age

«The first thing that hits you when you pour this Calvados is the room-filling smell of ripe apples. The texture is buttery and rich, the taste full and fruity. »


09/1998 - Seductive Brandy Of Normandy's Eden, by R. W. APPLE Jr.

« St-Cyr-du-Ronceray is the headquarters of the uncrowned king of artisanal Calvados, the firm of Roger Groult, one of the few old-style distillers... »

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Calvados - the world's premier apple brandy, by Henrik Mattsson

« Agricultural made calvados Pays d’Auge of very high quality. Cellar door sales at traditional mansion ‘Clos de la Hurvanière’ in the heart of the Pays d'Auge. Read more in the book.»