Soligny

France - whisky

Soligny

[Spirits inspired by Burgundy and Champagne]

The Soligny distillery was founded in 2020 by Véronique and Vincent Gaudier, a couple whose families have grown cereals for generations. Both trained in Burgundy — as agricultural engineers and as winemakers — before moving to Champagne to work as distillers.

The barley is chosen for the highest quality obtainable and sorted so that every grain is exactly the same size.

The distillery is equipped with a 2,000-litre iStill — the square, Dutch-built still — and mashing, fermentation and distillation all follow one another under the same roof.

The first distillation ran in September 2020.

For ageing, they use nothing but new French oak or barrels that have previously held white and red Burgundy.

Vincent spent years learning woodwork in the wine trade, so he knows exactly how to explain what he wants to a cooper and be understood.

Véronique and Vincent were not looking to extract tannin from the wood. It was then that they met Jérôme Forey, a small cooperage just outside Nuits-Saint-Georges.

Here, 70% of the barrels are new and 30% are three- to five-year-old casks that breathe well.

Their guiding idea is to make eaux-de-vie rooted in terroir, taking their cue from the great wines of Burgundy and Champagne and drawing inspiration from the diversity and the precision of each individual parcel.

It is an idea made all the firmer by a simple credo: stay close to people, stay close to nature.

Every agronomic, technical and strategic decision is taken in the service of the spirit they set out to create.

[Spirits inspired by Burgundy and Champagne]

Sorini Distillery was founded in 2020 by Véronique and Vincent Godier, a couple whose roots lie in cereal farming for generations. They trained as agricultural engineers and winegrowers in Burgundy before becoming distillers in Champagne.

The barley is selected to ensure the highest possible quality and that all the grains are the same size.

The distillery is equipped with a 2,000L ice still (a square still made in the Netherlands), and brewing, fermentation and distillation are carried out continuously in the same production facility.

First distilled in September 2020, it is aged exclusively in new French oak barrels or casks from Burgundy, both white and red wine.

Vincent's many years of experience in the wine industry, studying woodworking, gave him an understanding of how to communicate his wishes to the coopers and ensure they understood them. Véronique and Vincent didn't want to extract the tannins from the wood, so they came across Jérôme Fauret, a small cooperage near Nuits-Saint-Georges.

Here, 70% new barrels are used, and 30% well-ventilated barrels that are aged 3 to 5 years.

Inspired by the great wines of Burgundy and Champagne, the company's philosophy is to produce terroir-driven eaux-de-vie, inspired by the diversity and precision of each plot, and is reinforced by a spirit of "close to people and close to nature."

All agricultural, technical and strategic processes are carried out to embody the spirit we aspire to.