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Distillerie de l'Hermitage

Q: Where is Distillerie de l'Hermitage?

Distillerie de l'Hermitage is located in Saint-Genis-Laval / La Valla-en-Gier (historical origin); production/marketing: Isère (Cherry Rocher) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France.

Q: What does Distillerie de l'Hermitage produce?

Distillerie de l'Hermitage produces or represents products such as traditional herbal liqueurs, vegetal distillates, fruit creams and liqueurs (range associated with Cherry Rocher).

Explore the spirits, production style and story of Distillerie de l'Hermitage.

Historic brand associated with the production and marketing of Arquebuse de l'Hermitage, an herbal alcohol obtained by maceration and distillation of aromatic plants. Today products under the L'Hermitage name are marketed by Cherry Rocher.

traditional herbal liqueurs vegetal distillates fruit creams and liqueurs (range associated with Cherry Rocher)

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What to know about Distillerie de l'Hermitage

Type Brand

Region Saint-Genis-Laval / La Valla-en-Gier (historical origin); production/marketing: Isère (Cherry Rocher) , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , France

Products from 1

Historic recipe attributed to Brother Emmanuel (1857). Product known as 'Arquebuse de l'Hermitage', based on maceration and distillation of plants. Commercial references distributed by Cherry Rocher; typical commercial version: 43% ABV, 70 cl.

Producer range

Producer range Distillerie de l'Hermitage

Spirit categories

traditional herbal liqueurs vegetal distillates fruit creams and liqueurs (range associated with Cherry Rocher)

Representative products

Arquebuse de l'Hermitage 70cl

Raw materials

mix of aromatic plants (traditional recipe: 33 plants according to the producer) examples cited in the sources: génépi, verbena, mint, lemon balm, sage, thyme, valerian, St. John's wort, chamomile, linden, arnica, gentian

Distillation and production

Production method

Available descriptions indicate a preparation based on maceration of aromatic plants followed by distillation; the commercial product is a clear alcohol (alcool blanc) with no added sugars or preservatives for some references.

Distillation

Maceration of the plants followed by distillation (a clear spirit/alcool blanc obtained by distilling the macerated plants).

Producer history Distillerie de l'Hermitage

The Arquebuse has historical origins linked to the community of the Marist Brothers of l'Hermitage: the definitive recipe is attributed to Brother Emmanuel in 1857. During the 20th century production moved between several locations and, since the 1980s, the brand and its labels (including Arquebuse de l'Hermitage) have been marketed by Cherry Rocher (Cherry Rocher Neyret-Chavin).

Production philosophy

To preserve and enhance a traditional vulnerary plant-based recipe, offering it as an unsweetened herbal alcohol intended for both neat consumption and use in cocktails or hot preparations such as grog.

Territory

France (historical origin linked to the Hermitage area and the Marist Brothers; current production and marketing connected to the Cherry Rocher group, operational base in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

Distillerie de l'Hermitage

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Arquebuse De L'hermitage 70cl

$46.64 $41.43

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Distillerie de l'Hermitage