Aperitiu

“L’eau des vivants” is a traditional distillery created by Florent Vilisques and installed in a small Beaujolais town (Lamure-sur-Azergues). He carries on, since years, experiments on uncompromising, true and originals tastes and perfumes. Particular attention is paid to each ingredient. They are carefully chosen and used, with the idea of keeping a consistency with the local habits, and the regional species.

“Aperitiu” is the Occitan word which denoted the aperitif, which had the original objective to wet somebody’s appetite. This drink is a reinterpretation of the famous gentian-blackcurrant which was served in the bistros for a long time. We complexified the original recipe using a wide bunch of plants, inspired by the Italian bitters. Aperitiu is designed to be drink dry with ice or as a long drink with a dry Bourgogne cremant.