nir-vana innovation network

The Belgian craft distillery turns this year 75 years old. Its beautiful story started in 1945 during a family trek. As the family was walking within the orchards, a cousin expatriate in Normandie, noticed all the beautiful fruits left to waste. This cousin suggested to its family to use those fruits to make cider or calva as they do it in Normandie. It was a brilliant idea. The next year, the Belgian craft distillery was born. In 1948, the first 72° elixir was created. Building on the pharmaceutical experience existing among the founders, the distillery kept on creating new recipes over the years, including some with digestive qualities. The Belgian distillery has a profound anchorage in its land and hold close to its heart to keep on being a part of this heritage. Two things are in the Belgian distillery DNA: land and quality. In order to stand its own standards, the distillery only uses fresh fruits and refrains from adding any artificial flavors nor enhancers. Over the years, the Belgian distillery has always made the choice of authenticity by creating beverages with fresh fruits and typical plants from its own land. The company is now present in more than 7 countries, producing around 500.000 bottles of 70 cl per year. The rewarded distillery produces a wide range of craft alcoholic beverages including: • 7 liqueurs (lemon, pear, belgian chocolate, kumquat, orange, aromatic herbs and plants) • 4 aperitifs (vermouth, northen cherry, bitter) • 3 spirits (pear, raspberry) • 3 gins • 2 junipers The distillery controls the entire chain of production with intimate knowledge and respect for the lands. The beverages are exclusively made of natural ingredients. Several packagings are available depending on the type of alcoho l( 20 cl, 50 cl and 70 cl bottles (75 cl for Vermouth)). The company is looking for distribution service agreements in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France. The Belgian distillery wishes to enter into no exclusive long-term partnerships.