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Country: France

  • BELLEVOYE is a French whisky founded by Jean and Alexandre, who built their dream around their belief in the strength of their culture and their country, France.
  • The first French whisky brand
  • They set themselves a bold challenge: to produce a great French whisky using the country's know-how, terroirs and raw materials.
  • They also wanted to establish a virtuous circle around their whisky, involving suppliers, employees, retailers and consumers.

News

Bellevoye: Whisky takes root in Cognac 27/06/2023

  • Lower cognac yields by 2023
  • The four major trading houses (Hennessy, Martell, Rémy Martin and Courvoisier) monopolize 90% of the 3.7 billion euro cognac market
  • Small Cognac houses launch whisky production
    • First Bastille whisky distillery created in 2009
    • Alfred Giraud whisky house created in 2012
    • Bercloux distillery acquired in 2019 by Les Bienheureux, number one in French whisky with the Bellevoye brand
    • Fontagard sells its first 10,000 bottles in 2021
    • Maison Tessendier has invested 3 million euros since 2019 in a brewery and winery
    • Charles Boinaud bets on whisky to develop his family business with 600,000 bottles of Hériose whisky
  • France is second only to India in Scotch consumption, with 180 million bottles imported for 2 million produced in France

Gironde's finest French whisky 29/01/2023

  • Bellevoye is the number 1 in high-end French whiskies.
  • The company was founded seven years ago and has enjoyed rapid growth.
  • Sales double every two years.
  • Bellevoye accounts for 40% of the French whisky market.
  • The company has 40 employees, 15 of whom work in Louchats.
  • Bellevoye whiskies are served on board Air France flights, notably the Bellevoye Bleu, which has dislodged Chivas 12 Years Old in business class.

Studies mentioning this company

The whisky market - France

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