French whisky made in concrete eggs, like wine

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA distillery in Bordeaux is making single malt whisky as if it were wine, and fermenting it in giant concrete eggs.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMaison Lineti calls it a world first, and Wired says the spirits world is mighty impressed.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEggs, though. That's the whole pitch. You can't scroll past a concrete egg.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSeven of them.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe founders focus on flavor during fermentation, not years in a barrel. Seven eggs, working overtime so the barrel doesn't have to.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the usual whisky wait is the thing they skipped.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey also borrowed malolactic fermentation from winemaking. The Whiskey Wash says Scotch law wouldn't allow that, but it passes under EU law.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's legal here and banned there.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI assume the brochure says, not permitted in Scotland, which is why we chose a country that permits it.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe company went into liquidation in twenty twenty-five when its main backer pulled out. Seven eggs, and none of them were nest eggs.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOne cofounder says whisky visitors are more impressed by the eggs than the stills. Seven eggs, and the whisky is the souvenir.