Distillerie Bertrand – Distillerie artisanale

Preparation

Type of still

Copper Holstein column still

Distillation

Double-pass method

History

From a barrel long-forgotten in the cellar comes an uncommon product at the crossroads of two worlds, the brewer’s and the distiller’s, two acclaimed traditions in one Alsatian spirit.

The Biersky’s story began far from Alsace, in the imagination of Jean Metzger on his way back from Berlin. He knew to combine a forgotten beer brandy that had aged for 10 years with an exceptional malt distillate. This spirit was imagined along the same lines as the Spanish solera, fractionally blending the liquids so the final product is a mixture of different ages.

A carefully measured blend coupled with proficient production led to the balanced Biersky. This original version, 60% beer brandy and 40% malt distillate, was first revealed to the most curious palates in 2013.

Production

Beer brandy from a hops mash is barrel-aged, then the malt distillate is added. After blending at a high alcoholic content, it reduces in vats to reach 44.4°.

Maturing

Aging

From 3 to 10 years in the barrel

Maturing

New barrels and a refilling (the solera method). French barrels of 114 liters, 228 liters, etc.

Tasting Notes

Color

Bright, shiny gold

Nose

Fruity aromas of cooked apples, confit grapefruit and orange marmalade at first, making way to white flowers and confectionery notes. The second nosing is intensified by notes of cacao giving even more depth to the spirit.

Mouth

Milder than whisky, easier to approach, with the familiarity of rum or even bourbon. The taste is quite pleasant, gourmand, fruity and exotic. Licorice notes and the fruit brandies (vieille prune, calvados) slowly move towards caramel and orange confit. A beautifully bitter finish, long and balanced with both woodsy and vanilla flavors.

Bottling

Size

5cl, 20cl, 50cl, 150cl

ABV

44.4°

In the same range:

biersky 52.4°

Surprising Authenticity

In Uberach, the village “beyond the water,”

Their hearts stirred by the storied past of its terroir,

My men have beguiled the soil

Into becoming my homeland, Alsace.

Throughout the years, many a generation of distillers

Have passed their time patiently, allowing Nature to take her course,

Ripening the fruit, malting the barley,

And they work in harmony with her slow rhythms.

Imagining the unique bottles to come, the one-in-a-million,

Taking tasting to a new dimension.

A pendulum swinging between the old ways and the new,

Swimming against the tide of trends,

Cradled by the passing seasons,

This is the rhythm of my life,

Distillerie Bertrand.

Au village d’Uberach, « au-delà de l’eau »,

Inspirés par la riche histoire du terroir,

Mes hommes apprivoisent le territoire

Pour faire de cette terre d’Alsace mon berceau.

Depuis lors, les générations de distillateurs,

Attendent, patientent, quand la nature le permet,

Que le fruit soit mûr ou l’orge soit maltée ;

Et composent avec les notes de la lenteur.

Imaginant des flacons d’exception.

Créant des expériences de dégustation.

Balancier entre tradition & innovation,

S’inscrire dans un temps à contre-courant,

Patienter au gré des saisons,

C’est ainsi que je vis,

Distillerie Bertrand.