French Single Malt Whisky

A single malt from Michel Couvreur, whose whiskies are sent over from Scotland to be matured in cellars in Burgundy using Sherry oak casks. Couvreur was a big believer in oak playing the biggest part in a whisky's flavour, favouring Sherry oak casks. This expression is well-Sherried indeed, with a l

Launched in 2012 by Allison Parc, collaborating with a French distiller in Cognac, Brenne French Single Malt Whisky is something quite special indeed. It's made with malted barley grown in Cognac, double distilled, then initially matured in Limousin oak casks before enjoying a finishing period in Co

Brilliantly fruity French single malt from Warengham Distillery, Armorik 10 Year Old spent its decade of ageing initially in bourbon casks before being moved to oloroso sherry casks for a finishing period. This isn't your classic sherry-finished whisky however, with heaps of bright tropical fruit an

Drawing on the region's rich wine-making history, Bordeaux-based Moon Harbour distillery has matured this French single malt whisky in sauternes barrels and freshly emptied barrels from acclaimed winery, Château Haut-Bergeron.

From the Bastille 1789 range (which also includes a blended whisky) comes a French single malt whisky crafted by Master Distiller Jean-Marc Daucourt. It's made with barley grown in the north-east of France, and finished in Limousin oak casks - which you're much more likely to see maturing Cognac tha

Once upon a time a French whisky would have raised eyebrows, but now we are used to whiskies from all over the shop. Anyway, Armorik is from Brittany, which is cultural and linguistically close to Scotland, Ireland and especially Wales. The name Armorik refers to the old Roman province of Armorica w

A French single malt from Jura (not the Scottish island, mind), finished in ex-Cognac and ex-Sauternes casks. The result is a smoky, malty whisky packed with flavours of dried fruits, honey and biscuit.

French single malt whisky made entirely from malted corn. Moon Harbour distillery is based in Bordeaux, so you can expect the region's great wine making history to work its way into the whisky, with this one maturing in sauternes casks before finishing in barrels from Bordeaux big hitters Château Ca

French peated whisky anyone? From Rozelieures' Tourbé Collection comes a single malt distilled from malt peated to 30ppm and matured in bourbon barrels and virgin oak, after working with French cooper Francisco Loureiro.

A gently-peated French single malt from Rozelieures, distilled from barley harvested from the distillery's own land in south west France. Rare Collection is matured in a trio of sherry, Cognac, and sweet wine casks, giving it a fruity, honeyed flavour profile to balance the delicate smoke.

La Piautre French single malt here, which is made from local barley and is distilled in the Loire Valley before being bottled at 46% ABV.

From the Ninkasi distillery near Lyon in France comes this wine cask single malt. Distilled in Charentais copper pot stills, this particular release is a blend of whiskies drawn from French oak, chardonnay, and viognier wine casks. A buttery, fruity affair from the French micro-distillery!

A third single cask from the Warenghem distillery for That Boutique-y Whisky Company, the perfect way to celebrate the indie bottler's 10th birthday. From the first single malt distillery in France comes a whisky matured in an ex-Chouchen (mead) cask before being bottled at 59.3% ABV. Batch 3 is

How's your French? Ours is comme ci comme ça, unlike this French single malt from Armorik which is très bon. Magnifique! Distilled in 2011 and matured in a French oak butt for seven years, a total of 62 (soixante-deux) bottles join our exclusive Master of Malt collection. Check out more exclusiv

Here's a French single malt released exclusively for the UK. Armorik distilled it back in June 2015 and popped it in oak barrels that previously contained Port before bottling it up in September 2021 at 50% ABV for us folks over the channel to enjoy.

A peated offering from France's Ergaster distillery, produced from organic barley sourced in the surrounding Hauts-de-France region. The distillery uses a still heated by a direct flame before filling the whisky into new French oak barrels to mature. It's then treated to a finish in a combo of Banyu

From Bordeaux-based Moon Harbour distillery comes this single malt whisky made entirely from malted corn. Honouring the areas wine producing pedigree, this French whisky was matured in barrels from Château Rieussec winery. It's then bottled without chill filtration and with natural colour.

Another brilliant Armorik French single malt from Warenghem Distillery, Yeun Elez Jobic is named after an old swampy area that served as a peat bog until the mid 1900s. As such, this is a smoky affair from the Breton distillery, produced with barley peated to 50 PPM and matured entirely in bourbon c

All the way from Distillerie Warenghem in Brittany, France comes a fab single malt whisky, released as part of the Armorik range. Expect a creamy, vanilla-rich expression here, well-suited to being enjoyed as an aperitif.

Historic French Armagnac producer Veuve Goudoulin has branched out into the world of single malts, and this is a splendid peated expression – or "Tourbé" in French. After distillation, this expression was treated to a maturation period in some of Goudoulin's vintage Armagnac barrels, imparting a fab

This 10-year-old single malt from French whisky pioneers Armorik was aged in oak barrels sourced locally from the last cooper in Brittany, making this a singular product with real provenance.

From the Warenghem Distillery in Brittany, France, comes a complex single malt which is firstly aged in casks made from oak grown in Brittany. Following this, the whisky is moved over to Sherry oak casks for a finishing period, and voilà! A French single malt with up-front notes of citrus and apple,

A glorious French single malt from A. Roborel De Climens, produced from French barley and showcasing the magnificence of wine cask finishing! After initial maturation in a combination of first and second fill French oak barrels, the whisky was transferred to ex-dry white wine barrels for finishing.

Distilled by Aymeric Roborel De Climens in France comes this glorious single malt, produced from 100% French barley. After initial maturation in French oak, the whisky was treated to a finishing period in ex-Sémillon barrels from sweet wine producer Château Doisy-Daëne imparting a complex array of c

From French distiller, A. Roborel De Climens comes this terrific single malt. Produced from French malted barley, this expression was finished in 1989 vintage Cognac barrels, sourced from the historic Château Montifaud, imparting heaps of fruit, creamy vanilla, and aged oak influence.