C. Drouin Calvados: A Serendipitous Journey. More than 400 years of Calvados history finds its way to the Drouin family in 1960 when Christian Drouin Sr. buys a country house with an apple orchard in Normandy. Disappointed with low apple prices, he turns to a friend, Pierre Pivet, who imparts the art of crafting Calvados. With Pivet’s guidance, the Drouin legacy begins, producing consistently high-quality Calvados from the very start.