Liqueur producer
Licoristerie de Provence
French producer of liqueurs and anisé products with a range historically known for the revival of absinthe in France. Offers absinthes, anise liqueurs and Provençal specialties made with artisanal methods based on macerations and distillation.
- Taradeau-en-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France
- Since 1999
- 1 product
The story
Born from Pascal Rolland's initiative to revive traditional recipes for anisés, absinthes and Provençal liqueurs, the Liquoristerie de Provence is known for relaunching absinthe in France with the Versinthe brand at the end of the 1990s. The company was subsequently taken over by Renaud and Adeline de Barry in 2017 and received the “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” recognition.
Production philosophy
Revalue ancestral Provençal recipes while respecting plant raw materials and artisanal methods: use of macerations and infusions of natural plants without resorting to synthetic aromas, to enhance the botanical character of the products.
Territory
Provence (southeast France), with production activity and a shop at the Domaine de Saint-Martin, Taradeau-en-Provence (Var).
Production method
Production based on maceration of numerous aromatic plants followed, for many products, by double distillation. Recipes favor infusions and traditional artisanal processes.
Distillation
Maceration of over 10 aromatic plants; for most products the maceration is followed by double distillation.
Characteristics
- Type
- Liqueur producer
- City
- Taradeau-en-Provence
- Categories
- absinthe
- herbal liqueurs
- Provençal liqueurs
- anisés / pastis
- Raw materials
- Artemisia absinthium (great wormwood)
- anise
- coriander
- fennel
- génépi
- tarragon
- basil
- rosemary
- angelica
- peppermint
- verbena
- Representative products
- Absinthe Versinthe Classique - 20th Anniversary - 70cl (boxed)
- Absinthe Versinthe la Blanche - 50cl
- Absinthe l'Amesinthe Verte - 50cl
What makes it distinctive
- Considered a pioneer in reviving absinthe in France with the launch of Versinthe (1999).
- Artisanal production based on macerations and double distillations.
- Production site and shop located at the Domaine de Saint-Martin, Taradeau-en-Provence.
- Recipient of the 'Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant' (EPV) recognition.