Version Française Eddu 2011 70cl 48°
This Eddu whisky (Eddu means buckwheat in Breton), produced by La Distillerie des Menhirs from buckwheat, has been distilled in Cognac stills, aged in former cognac barrels and has gone through a slow reduction process.
This cask selected for Version Française, distilled in 2011, wonderfully expresses the centuries of cognac know-how and the strong identity of the Breton terroir through an intensely fruity and spicy profile.
Volume | 0.7 L |
ABV | 48 ° |
Type | Single malt |
Distillery | Distillerie des Menhirs |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Vintage | 2011 |
Maturation | Cognac |
Peat | Non Peated |
Packaging | Case |
Reference: | 24390 |
Located in Brittany (near Quimper), the Distillerie des Menhirs of Plomelin stands out for its originality. Indeed, it transforms black wheat and apples to cider, both emblematic productions of Brittany, into a range of whiskeys, spirits and high-quality cider.
Guillaume, the son of Francès, became a known figure as local distiller in the public workshop of Pont-Menhir, Plomelin. So as for his son René. Francès, Guillaume, René.. Guy almost broke the family legacy training as a maths teacher. But the distillation gene took over and Guy came back on the track laid down by his ancestors. In 1986, Guy and his wife planted orchards and built in Pont Menhir their own distillery, hoping to manufacture a new spirit, unheard of in Brittany: The Pommeau des Menhirs, which would become the first Pommeau in Brittany to bear an Appelation of Controlled Origin.
Having mastered the art of distilling cider, Guy Le Lay, always seeking new products boasting the authentic Breton identity, develops the idea of distilling a new cereal: Breton buckwheat. In 1998, new premises are built and a new still purchased: the idea becomes real. The expert advice of a Spirit Master will lead him to success and guarantee the exceptional quality of the whisky to come…