LEMORTON DOMFRONTAIS CALVADOS 1999

Review by: The Auditor

Review #1124; Brandy #64

This is a bottling of Calvados that was distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2022. This blend of 70% pear and 30% apple was aged for that time period in ex-french oak. Before being distilled on a single alembic and aged the fruit fermented in oak casks for 11 months.

Distillery: Lemorton

Bottler: Lemorton

Region: France

Still: Single Alembic

ABV: 40%

Cask: French Oak

Nose: Minerality, Apple Skin, Vanilla, Plums, Cinnamon, Allspice

Palate:  Medium mouthfeel, Apple Skin, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Allspice, Minerality, earl grey tea

Finish: MediuMedium length finish, apple skin, vanilla, cinnamon, earl grey tea, minerality, allspice, pearfaint star anise

Conclusion: Another great Lemorton, this one is brighter than the other vintage I’ve tried but both stand on equal ground in my eyes. Great flavor, well balanced, and wonderful to drink on a bitter cold day like today.

Final Score: 88

Scoring Legend:

  • 95-100: As good as it gets. Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, unforgettable whisky.
  • 90-94: Sublime, a personal favorite in its category.
  • 85-89: Excellent, a standout dram.
  • 80-84: Quite good. Quality stuff.
  • 75-79: Decent whisky worth tasting.
  • 70-74: Meh. It’s definitely drinkable, but it can do better.
  • 60-69: Not so good. I might not turn down a glass if I needed a drink.
  • 50-59: Save it for mixing.
  • 0-49: Blech.

Published by The Auditor

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I have drank my fair amount of single malt but got started writing reviews about Single Malt and Bourbon in 2018. Over 1000 total reviews later and I focus mainly on Sugar Cane Spirits now. However, single malt is a still a spirits category I enjoy greatly as is Agave and Brandy. I wouldn’t go as far as to call myself an expert but I am the resident Rum obsessed writer for Malt Runners.

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