Grandmont Distillery - La Porte de La Voûte - Batch n°1 - 48%
The Grandmont Distillery is located in Haute-Vienne and specializes in old spirits . 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. First, the roots and rhizomes are carefully cleaned and reduced to thin strips. Then, after 6 weeks of fermentation in cellars heated to 20°C, a first distillation of the must produces a liquid containing 25 to 30%. This liquid is then redistilled and, after rejection of the overhead distillates, gives a product containing 70 to 90%, which is then reduced by adding water. Gentian brandy is traditionally consumed as a digestive .