Producer
Angeac Distillery
French producer active in gin production, best known for Magellan Gin: a 'blue' gin flavored with a recipe of 11 botanicals and produced in small batches in the locality of Angeac, in the Charente area (Cognac region).
- Angeac (Charente) · Charente · France
- 1 product
Angeac Distillery
Meet the producer
Production philosophy
Inspired by the spices of exploration routes and by the navigator Magellan, the project focuses on exotic botanicals and a single distinctive label, prioritizing artisanal small-batch production.
Territory
Angeac, Charente department, historical Cognac production area (France).
Production method
Alcohol base from fermented wheat subjected to multiple distillation (described in sources as triple distillation of the base distillate), with addition/maceration of botanicals and a subsequent further distillation to obtain the final product.
Distillation
Fermentation of wheat and triple distillation of the base distillate; botanicals are then added/macerated and the distillate undergoes a further distillation for finishing.
Characteristics
- Type
- Producer
- City
- Angeac (Charente)
- Categories
- gin
- French gin
- blue gin
- flavoured gin
- small-batch gin
- Raw materials
- wheat
- Representative products
- Gin Magellan 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Producer associated with Gin Magellan, often described as a 'blue gin'
- Recipe with 11 botanicals, with iris root contributing to the blue color
- Small-batch production in Angeac (Charente)