Among connoisseurs of Calvados, the famed apple brandy from the orchards of Normandy in northwest France, it is fair to say no other name commands greater recognition than that of Calvados Boulard. Known for its output of super-premium Calvados, this family-owned producer in the Normandy town of Coquainvilliers is the number one Calvados sold in the United States, and is in distribution in a further 60 countries worldwide. Founded in the late 1820s by Pierre-Auguste Boulard, Boulard Calvados is headed by Managing Director Vincent Boulard, the fifth generation of his family to oversee this family-run concern.