Appellation: Pastis
 
Terroir: Montagne Saint Victoire area (Provence)
 
Farming: Organic as well as some herbs and plants foraged in the mountain.
 
Tasting notes: The result is a truly refreshing and pure, artisanal expression of a traditional southern France aperitif.
 
About this spirits: Pastis Garagai is distilled from a base of star anise and liquorice from Provence plus about twenty other botanicals and plants, many of which are foraged from the Sainte-Victoire mountain or grown organically on Maixent's farm. These include fennel flower, lemon basil, liquorice basil, Marseille basil, peppermint, tarragon, sage, absinthe, verbena, thyme, rosemary and lemon thyme. The distillery itself is based in Aix-En-Provence, and consists of three small alembic pot stills - one 400L, one 300L and one 100L. After the botanicals are harvested from April to October, they undergo a week-long maceration one by one with a neutral grape alcohol. The fresh plants haven’t been dried beforehand, so they keep their natural vibrancy and deepness of flavor. After this comes the crucial blending process, taking place in November, and finally bottling with light filtration and no sulfur added. Sucre 3 times left than most Pastis: 8g/l Lavender Butinarello honey. ABV 43%
 
When to drink: Drink before a meal or as a refreshing aperitif. Consumer in the year after opening.
 
Service: Serving temperature 8 to 10 degree C.
 
Cocktail ideas: pour yourself a dash, mix with chilled water and ice then dive in.