Distillery Saint-Pierre - Troyes

In this distillery, Prunelle de Troyes is still made according to the original recipe.

The cellar dates from the end of the 12th century, when it was known as the " cellier aux dîmes " (tithe cellar). The sales room is a 17th century canon's residence, with a tunnel leading from the cellar to the cathedral .

Wine merchants settled in the Cellier Saint-Pierre in the 1800s; it has been owned by the Formont family since 1933. Prunelle de Troyes has been distilled here since 1840 and won a gold medal at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris.

To make it, the plums are crushed and soaked in alcohol , which is then double distilled in a still.

The alcohol obtained is mixed with other natural ingredients to give the liqueur its complexity and production secret.

Prunelle de Troyes is a 40° liqueur that can be drunk after dinner, perhaps chilled, as a "trou Champenois" with sorbet or nougat, in a cocktail with Champagne or simply as a treat.

Willem Vandenameele