Distillerie de Grandmont - Amer Gentiane - 32%
The Grandmont Distillery is located in Haute-Vienne and specialises in old spirits. Gentian alcohol is distilled from the fermented roots and rhizomes of the yellow gentian. Fifteen kilograms of gentian roots and rhizomes can produce one litre of alcohol. The manufacture of this eau-de-vie goes through three essential stages. First, the roots and rhizomes are carefully cleaned and cut into thin strips. Then, after 6 weeks of fermentation in cellars heated to 20°C, a first distillation of the must produces a liquid grading 25 to 30% ABV. This liquid is then redistilled and, after rejection of the overhead distillates, gives a product with a content of 70 to 90% ABV, which is then reduced by adding water. Gentian brandy is traditionally consumed as a digestive.