Menaud Distillerie, Vodka 750ml
WHEAT (75%) AND RYE (25%) sourced from L'Isle-Aux-Coudres. Wheat provides a silky texture and an earthy aroma. The rye for its part adds a unique, spicy hint of minerals that is the hallmark of traditional vodkas. Charlevoix, Quebec The name "Menaud" is an homage to a book titled “Menaud, maître-draveur” (Menaud, log driver), written by Félix-Antoine Savard and published in 1937. Savard lived in Clermont, the same town in which Menaud Distillerie is based in Charlevoix, Canada. A nature-lover and staunch advocate for conservation, Savard serves as an appropriate inspiration for the ambitious project that is Menaud. The distillery was founded by four friends: Grégoire Bluteau, Charles Boissonneau, Enrico Bouchard, Martin Brisson, and Gilles Brouard. It is a collaboration with the farmers of Charlevoix, and all ingredients are locally-sourced (except for the juniper which comes from England). The botanicals, which include honeysuckle, glasswort, and haskap berries, are all researche