PORTRAIT. Benoît Raza, the only Norman to defend Calvados during a national competition

This Monday, December 2, 2024, a national competition took place at the Manoir de l'Évêché of Lisieux (Calvados), in order to find an international ambassador for Calvados, an emblematic drink of the region. Among the twelve candidates, only one Norman, Benoît Raza, came to revive childhood memories.

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How to manage the pressure when you are the only Norman in the running, in a competition dedicated to sublimating calvados? It seems that Benoît Raza, originally from Flers (Orne) has the recipe. Despite a slightly trembling hand, the 34-year-old man, who today works in Rennes, performed during his visit to the Calva Club, a national event which took place in Lisieux, this Monday, December 2, 2024.

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