Alambics - Domaine Eyguebelle, Valaurie, France
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N 44° 25.198 E 004° 47.309
31T E 642374 N 4920074
Les alambics et autres machines du domaine d'Eyguebelle. The stills and other machines from the Eyguebelle estate.
Waymark Code: WM157VD
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 11/03/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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FR À l’abbaye d’AIGUEBELLE, les moines cisterciens ont su inventer, affiner et perpétuer différentes recettes originelles de liqueurs complexes de plantes et de fruits. Ainsi en est-il pour la recette de “l’Elixir de Vie” élaborée en 1239, par Benedictus de Nuraies à l’abbatiale de Villeneuve de Berg.

AU XXe siècle, le savoir faire des moines s'étend aux sirops.

Plus tard, une entreprise reprend le savoir faire des moines et perpétue la tradition de la fabrication des liqueurs et sirops. L'orthographe change alors et d'Aiguebelle, il devient Eyguebelle, laissant l'orthographe initiale aux moines.

Ce patrimoine, issu des secrets, recettes et méthodes ancestrales mises au point par les moines cisterciens de l’abbaye d’Aiguebelle, a été protégé et transmis de génération en génération.

Sur le site de production actuel de ces sirops et liqueurs, on peut visiter le musée et ses alambics (essentiellement) mais aussi ses tire-bouchons anciens et autres accessoires dont j'avoue ne pas bien comprendre à quoi cela pouvait servir et à quelle étape de la distillation, filtrage, concentration, mise en bouteille, ... du patrimoine du site.
EN At the Abbey of AIGUEBELLE, the Cistercian monks knew how to invent, refine and perpetuate various original recipes for complex liqueurs of plants and fruits. This is the case with the recipe for the “Elixir of Life” developed in 1239 by Benedictus de Nuraies at the abbey church of Villeneuve de Berg.

IN the 20th century, the know-how of the monks extended to syrups.

Later, a company takes over the know-how of the monks and perpetuates the tradition of making liqueurs and syrups. The spelling then changes and from Aiguebelle it becomes Eyguebelle, leaving the initial spelling to the monks.

This heritage, resulting from the secrets, recipes and ancestral methods developed by the Cistercian monks of the Abbey of Aiguebelle, has been protected and passed down from generation to generation.

On the current production site of these syrups and liqueurs, you can visit the museum and its stills (mainly) but also its old corkscrews and other accessories which I confess I do not fully understand. it could be used and at which stage of the distillation, filtering, concentration, bottling, ... of the heritage of the site.


Source : https://www.eyguebelle.fr/info-4-histoire-marque
Type of Machine: Alambic

Year the machine was built: Unkown

Year the machine was put on display: Unkown

Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed

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