GRANDMONT DISTILLERY LA PORTE DE LA VOUTE 48° - 70cl

The Grandmont Distillery is located in Haute-Vienne and specializes in ancient alcohols . Gentian alcohol is distilled from the fermented roots and rhizomes of the yellow gentian. Fifteen kilos of gentian roots and rhizomes can produce one liter of alcohol. The production of this eau-de-vie goes through three essential stages. Firstly, the roots and rhizomes are carefully cleaned and reduced into fine strips. Then, after 6 weeks of fermentation in cellars heated to 20°C, a first distillation of the must produces a liquid with a strength of 25 to 30%. This liquid is then redistilled and, after rejection of the overhead distillates, gives a product with a strength of 70 to 90%, then reduced by the addition of water. Gentian brandy is traditionally consumed as a digestive .