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The Liqueur Museum, a surprising museum
A little history
  Imagine
a monastery in the 15th century where the young Barthélémy
ROCHER arrived to join his uncle, who was a canon. Firstly
he discovered the art of distilling that revealed the aromas
of fruit and plants. Then he imagined fruit and plant macerations,
to which he had the good idea of adding sugar for our greater
pleasure.
This was how the first distillery in France was born in 1705
during the reign of Louis XIV.
Eight generations followed
after each other in this same building with its cool cellars,
devoted to the storage of drinks ordered by Grenoble’s
dignitaries for major occasions (the king’s visit, the
dauphin’s marriage, etc.).
Brillat-Savarin wrote: “The best
liqueurs are produced in La Côte St-André”.
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 The
visit
The
visit takes you through the old buildings where you will discover
the herbalist’s store, where the plants and herbs used
in our production are on display, the 15th century vaulted cellars,
the oak maceration barrels, the historical room with its books
of accounts and documents from past centuries, and the distillery
with its copper alambics.
The visit lets you also admire two remarkable collections:
- Ancient labels extolling, for instance “Napoleon’s
bravest of the brave” or protecting the secret of
the “magic elixir”.
- A magnificent collection of
posters dating from the 19th to the early 20th century.
 During
your visit you will also see a display case devoted to Arquebuse
de l’Hermitage and, in particular, a collection
of counterfeits of Arquebuse, the success of the latter
leading to copying by dozens of other houses.
A tasting of syrups for children or aperitifs for adults marks
the end of this circuit.
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