76, 77 & 78. Thibault Patte, Aymeric Dutheil, and Vincent Béjot — Cofounders of 30&40 Calvados

For too long, Calvados has been the rural, country cousin of Cognac.

Now, Dutheil, Bejot, and Patte are putting it back on the map. The trio of friends have launched a range of the brandies from northern France that offer "a modern expression of centuries-old traditions of distillation and ageing."

30&40 is already available in some of Europe's top bars, including Bisou in Paris and The American Bar at The Savoy in London.

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