The art of distillation: a quest for quintessence
From a fermented juice made from grapes, white, yellow or red fruits or cereals, distillation is the complex art of extracting the ‘spirit’ of a raw material, its ‘substance’; its quintessence. When distillates are brought to the highest concentration and intensity, they become ‘eaux-de-vie’, once praised for their medicinal virtues, but long appreciated for their aromatic complexity, powerful flavours and incomparable length on the palate.


