The French whiskies have arrived in British Columbia and are available at private liquor stores in Vancouver area and Victoria Island. To get a list of stores and more details about the whiskies, please contact:

Yannick Treffot [e] yantre@cru-terroir.com • [ph] 778-870-4649.

Currently available:

G.Rozelieures (Lorraine region)

Pro$hibition (Jura region)

Michel Couvreur (Burgundy region)

Guillon (Champagne region)

The award winning distillery from Brittany Glann Ar Mor (Glann Ar Mor and Kornog whiskies) will be added to the portfolio in the next couple of months. Please note that the portfolio will be available in Alberta by the end of this year. Established since 1870 in the Lorraine region, the Grallet Dupic family is locally renowned for their mirabelle plum and pear eaux de vie. Christophe Dupic decided to batch the first-of-its kind Whisky de Lorraine in 2000. The eaux de vie distillation savoir-faire has definitely shaped the identities of their whiskies that are characterized by fruitiness, delicateness, smoothness all along with a touch of masculinity through the use of peat.

Whisky de Lorraine

40% abv • +600429

Single malt, double distilled and aged for 6 years in Cognac & Sherry casks. Lightly peated (6 ppm).

Rare Collection

40% abv • +838938

Single malt, double distilled and aged for 8 years in Sauternes.

Lightly peated (6 ppm).

Fume Collection

46% abv • +392670

Double  distilled  single  malt  aged  8 years in Fino casks.

Medium peated (20ppm).

pRO$HIBITION

Made in Jura, France

Nestled in the foothills of the rocky spur of the village of Château Châlon, the Tissot family has a long established history of wine makers and roving distillers (Bouilleurs de Cru in French).

Pascal Tissot (11th generation) uses a very unique distillation method of three French 1934 Blavier stills, originally designed and built to distil lavender for the perfume industry. Local ‘Feuillettes’ barrels, which hold 114 litres – half the size of a Burgundian wine barrel, are then filled with the new spirit and matured for a period of three to four years in the rustic Jurassians cellars. The batches are then independently bottled cask by cask. Only 1,000 bottles of each version are produced every year.

Vin Jaune Single Cask

41% abv • +856120 

Double distilled single malt matured between three to four years in Vin Jaune (Yellow wine) feuillette size barrels.

 

Vin Jaune, made from Savagnin grapes, is aged for a minimum of 6 years and3 months in oak barrels that have been filled nearly to the top. The wine gradually evaporates, and as it does a thin layer of yeast called voile forms on its surface, allowing complex, nutty flavors to develop. It is very similar to a dry fino Sherry.

Vin de Paille Single Cask

41% abv • +453605

Double distilled single malt matured between three to four years  in  Vin de Paille (straw wine) feuillette size barrels. Vin de Paille is made from grapes that have been dried to concentrate their juice (the result is similar to the ice wine process.)

Macvin Single Cask

41% abv • +70664

Double distilled single malt matured between three to four years in Macvin feuillette size barrels. Macvin is a late  harvested  grape must that is aged in oak barrels for a minimum of 12 months without prior alcoholic fermentation in tanks. Marc du Jura, pomace-based brandie, is then added at a ratio of 1 litre for every 2 of must. Fermentation stops, leaving behind residual sugar and a sweet complex dessert wine.

Michel Couvreur

Burgundy

Hand-crafted boutique whisky company that sources its raw whiskies from various distilleries in Scotland, then ages them in their Burgundian underground cellars. Yearly production is about 50,000 allocated bottles. Of Belgium origin, Burgundian wine merchant, Michel Couvreur, arrived in Scotland in 1964. He got involved in the Scotch business and became known for selecting the most ancient strains of cereals andusing extremely rare Sherry casks for aging. In the 70’s, Michel Couvreur returned to Burgundy where he now matures his Scotches in rare Pedro Ximenez and/or Palomino casks to craft exceptional whiskies.

• The Unique | 44% abv • Grain whisky • +503730
• Intravagan’za | 50% abv • Cereal spirit or Clearach • +84434
• Overaged Malt | 43% abv • Best European whisky 2013 • +209007
• Pale Single Single | 45% abv • Floral and salty • +514620
• Candid | 49% abv • Lightly peated and salty caramel • +775080
• Blossoming Auld Sherried | 45% abv • Elegance and strength • +656074

Founded in 1997 in the Champagne region of France, Guillon offers a range of single malt whiskies matured in various cask types selected from famous French vineyards. The barley is sourced locally from a Champagne cooperative. During the fermentation process, Guillon uses champagne yeast (saccharomyces bayanus), which give a more regional character to their products. Double distilled, all the whiskies are then aged for a minimum of five years in white Burgundy wine barrels before being finished in various wine barrels for various length of time. Guillon is the official supplier of L’Élysée (the Residence of the President of France).