Fontagard, a tiny village. Protected by the chimeras that surround the door of a former coaching inn that now contains the cellars.

Fontagard, the name of the fountain which spouts pure water. It is all there, spanning just a few miles. Think local, create local, to skilfully fine tune and bring an entire avant-garde ecosystem to life. The idea was to completely preserve a place known as “the hamlet of twelve souls” and give it a new vision: to make Fontagard one of the first green distilleries in France.

The Fontagard distillery was created in 1878 and is one of the region’s most beautiful, if not the most beautiful. Ten stills operate using traditional methods. The process is arduous but true quality is priceless.

There are values that drive, guide and support. Since 1878, each generation of the Granchère family has transmitted its know-how and left its imprint.

For 30 years, Dominique developed the Fontagard distillery, turning it into a paragon of tradition and skill. Time has moved on, and it is now Adrien’s turn to lead the family business, guiding it towards new horizons with the distillation of a new spirit: Whisky de Fontagard.

Distillation, cellar work and blending are still carried out according to traditional methods. Though our equipment is state-of-the-art, we still rely on our noses and know-how as we go about our day-to-day work.

Our region’s terroir offers a bounty of flavours and resources. It was a natural and straightforward decision to call upon these short supply systems, whether we’re making our whiskies or working in the distillery or cellars.

We grow our barley on our fields near our distillery. Our ambition for the near future is to be able to control the entire production chain locally, from seed to bottle.