There’s a Completely New Type of Whisky. It’s French and Made in Concrete Eggs
Source: Wired ·
The founders of Maison Lineti are, in a world first, making single malt whisky as if it were wine—and the spirit world is mighty impressed.
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The vines on Bordeaux’s Right Bank next to the Dordogne were first planted by Roman troops and settlers in the first century CE. Known for Merlot-dominant blends, with its clay and limestone soils, this region of France delivers softer, fruitier wines. If you're a fan of Pomerol or St-Émilion, this is your nirvana. It is here you will find Maison Lineti , happily shunning 2,000 years of tradition by making not wine, but whisky . French whisky. A thousand miles or so from the distilleries of Scotland and Ireland, this small company is making the spirit in a way whisky has never been made before. Even though Maison Lineti is not making wine, it is, in what is apparently a world first, applying wine-science methods to fermentation, distillation, and maturation for its whisky. The result is a floral, fresh, mineral, and textured spirit. After the producer hosted the prestigious World Whisky Forum in June 2025, its methods have set the industry all aflutter. Why? Not only does the product…