La Maison du Distillateur

Over het museum

La Maison du Distillateur is a museum space created by the Distillerie Meyer, a family-owned, independent company in the Val de Villé at the foot of the Alsatian Vosges. Brothers Lionel and Arnaud Meyer, who now run the distillery, wanted to pass on a family tradition and to make known the art of distilling fruit brandies and the birth of Alsatian whisky.

The route traces the history of the bouilleurs de cru, farm distillers who have been active in this part of Alsace for two centuries, and the role of the orchards of the Val de Villé, where the art of distilling is often passed down from father to son. It also pays tribute to Alsatian cuisine and the roots of the distillery.

The visit unfolds across six areas: a historical area; an imaginative area (a screening room seating about fifty, with an eight-minute documentary); an area on the transformation of fruit into brandy; a science area with several stills; a “from cask to glass” area on the production of Meyer’s Alsatian whisky; and, to finish, a tasting in the shop. The elf Wurzel, a figure from the Val de Villé, accompanies visitors throughout the route.

Hoogtepunten

• Six-area route on distilling fruit brandies and Alsatian whisky
• Science area with several stills and explanations of distilling techniques
• Area on the fruits of the Val de Villé, with scents to discover
• Screening room with an eight-minute documentary
• Free tasting at the end of the visit, in the shop

Vaste collectie

• Parcours de la Maison du Distillateur – Six areas on farm distillers, the fruits of the Val de Villé, distilling, ageing and Alsatian whisky, with a final tasting.

Beheerder

Distillerie Meyer

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The full price of €4 includes the tasting. Groups can request a themed tasting (whisky, mirabelle, kirsch, pear).

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum indicates access for people with disabilities.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Doe- en voelstations

The elf Wurzel guides young and old through the museum with riddles and anecdotes. The fruit area appeals to the senses, with scents to identify. Free admission for children under 12.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is on the route de Villé in Châtenois, at the gateway to the Val de Villé.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Shop with Alsatian products, fruit brandies, liqueurs and whisky from the Distillerie Meyer, accessible free of charge via a separate entrance.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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