Copper stills in the heart of Paris? The capital city doesn’t just produce bread, chocolate and beer; it also hosts several artisanal distilleries where gins, whiskies, vodkas, liqueurs, absinthes and other spirits are born. Some open their doors to the public to reveal, through guided tours, the production steps, the raw materials and the botanicals at work behind each bottle. And the discovery can, in fact, become much more participative!
Several Parisian distilleries indeed offer workshops that let you craft, blend and even distill your own alcohol. Choosing botanicals and aromatics, seeking the right balance, and handling a small still, according to the experiences, anyone can develop their own recipe before leaving with a personalized bottle, after first sampling the venue’s creations. An original activity to try with friends, as a couple, or as a gift, of course reserved for adults!
The shop corner at the distilleries also lets you take home creations made on site by the experts. Here’s a handpicked selection of distilleries to discover in Paris, for spirits made in the City of Light!
This distillery, open for visits on the outskirts of Paris, produces a liqueur dating back more than 300 years.
In Poissy, an artisanal distillery takes visitors on a journey through more than three centuries of artisanal know-how. With tours of the workshops and liqueur tastings on the program, the Distillerie du Noyau de Poissy promises a flavorful and heritage-filled escape in the Yvelines (78). [Read more]
La Distillerie de l'Arbre Sec: our photos of the gin creation workshop a stone's throw from the Louvre
Calling all mixology workshop enthusiasts... Head for La Distillerie de l'Arbre Sec, just a stone's throw from the Louvre, where you'll find gin distillation workshops, as well as tours to learn all about the making of this spirit. [Read more]
A workshop to create your own gin at the Baccae distillery
Would you like to create your own gin recipe? Head for the Baccae distillery, in the 4th arrondissement, for a workshop to create your very own bespoke gin! [Read more]
Discover the locations of all these spots by clicking the map at the bottom of the article
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