G. Miclo Framboise Sauvage Eau de Vie Grande Reserve (Wild Raspberry) 43% 70cl

Description

G. Miclo Framboise Sauvage Eau de Vie Grande Reserve is a wild raspberry spirit made in Alsace.

Gilbert Miclo founded the Miclo Distillery in 1965 in Alsace. It is located in the Alsatian village of Lapoutroie. He had succeeded his father as head of the family company in 1962; in those days they were only traders of wine, Eaux de vie and beers. The decision was made to produce their own fruit brandies and concentrate on only products of the very finest quality. The company immediately became well-known and by 1972 Miclo had 50 agents selling its products throughout France. Miclo also caught the attention of master patissières who wanted the purest fruit brandy for flavouring their fine pastries and desserts.

In 1977, a new distillery was built housing four stills and 36 new Inox stainless-steel tanks for macerating the fruit and ageing the brandies. In 1985 Miclo purchased an additional distillery in Alsace, and expanded its product offering even further. Today, under the stewardship of Gilbert’s grandson Bertrand, the distillery uses more than 2,000 tonnes of fresh fruit and produces around 200,000 bottles of brandies, liqueurs, fruit creme liqueurs, vodka, whiskies and aperitifs each year.

G. Miclo Framboise Sauvage Eau de Vie Grande Reserve is made from fruit harvested from wild raspberry bushes. they are macerated for a period of 2 to 3 weeks followed by a first distillation in a traditional pot still of 1200 Litres. This is followed by a second distillation in a 1500 Litre column still, where the heads and tails are separated, retaining only the heart, which is approximately 500 litres coming off the still at around 70%. This is gradually reduced down to 43% using water from the Vosges mountains. Finally, the spirit is cold filtered to ensure perfect clarity.

Grande Reserve Eau de Vie has to be aged for a period of 4 years as opposed to the standard 2 years for the “Tradition” range.