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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Cantillon Alliance is a beer made from 2-year-old lambic aged in a whisky barrel provided by the Michel Couvreur house | Cantillon Alliance is a beer made from 2-year-old lambic aged in a whisky barrel provided by the Michel Couvreur house. The barrel previously held Vin Jaune from Domaine Tissot (who also provides the Vin Jaune barrels to Cantillon for [[Cantillon_Lambic_Vin_Jaune|La Vie est Belge]]). Brasserie Cantillon, Michel Couvreur, and Stéphane Tissot have collaborated together in the past, exchanging barrels and ideas. Thus, it seemed logical to each of them to bring to life a truly unique and special beer which displays and showcases both the individual and collective characteristics of their respective crafts, together in one bottle. | ||
==History / Other Notes== | |||
= | Michel Couvreur (1928-2013) was a Belgian born blender of exceptional whiskies. He had a very personal and truly revolutionary vision of what whisky should be: more than terroir, more than the distiller’s touch, it was the maturing in oak casks that truly helped the grain spirit become whisky. From 1978 on, having settled in the French region of Burgundy, he decided to make it his life’s work and to dedicate his research to a process which he once compared to cross-fertilization. <ref name="michelcouvreurwhisky">https://michelcouvreur-whisky.com </ref> | ||
Mr. Couvreur died on August 17, 2013 at the age of 85, but his business lives on. Most of all, he was known for his use of experimental barrels, which still remain the benchmark of the company, with barrels such as Vin Jaune, Vin de Paille, and even amphorae. According to him, 90% of the quality of a whisky comes from the cask rather than the spirits supplied by the distilleries from which he sourced. Therefore, each barrel must be of the highest quality and character. The house worked previously with Cantillon providing the barrel for the beer known as [[Cantillon_Couvreur|Couvreur]]. | |||
Stéphane Tissot | Stéphane Tissot, owner of the winery of the same name in the Jura region of France, famous for Vin Jaune (or "yellow wine"), a unique oxidative wine aged at least 6 years and 3 months in barrels leaving evaporation happen without topping off (as it is usually the case with wine), creating a one-of-a-kind profile displaying flavors of walnut, fenugreek, curry, ... He is a long time collaborator and friend of the brewery, providing, among other things, the barrels for [[Cantillon_Lambic_Vin_Jaune|La Vie est Belge]]. | ||
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[[Brasserie_Cantillon#Beers|← Cantillon]] | [[Brasserie_Cantillon#Beers|← Cantillon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:47, 24 July 2025
Description
Cantillon Alliance is a beer made from 2-year-old lambic aged in a whisky barrel provided by the Michel Couvreur house. The barrel previously held Vin Jaune from Domaine Tissot (who also provides the Vin Jaune barrels to Cantillon for La Vie est Belge). Brasserie Cantillon, Michel Couvreur, and Stéphane Tissot have collaborated together in the past, exchanging barrels and ideas. Thus, it seemed logical to each of them to bring to life a truly unique and special beer which displays and showcases both the individual and collective characteristics of their respective crafts, together in one bottle.
History / Other Notes
Michel Couvreur (1928-2013) was a Belgian born blender of exceptional whiskies. He had a very personal and truly revolutionary vision of what whisky should be: more than terroir, more than the distiller’s touch, it was the maturing in oak casks that truly helped the grain spirit become whisky. From 1978 on, having settled in the French region of Burgundy, he decided to make it his life’s work and to dedicate his research to a process which he once compared to cross-fertilization. [1]
Mr. Couvreur died on August 17, 2013 at the age of 85, but his business lives on. Most of all, he was known for his use of experimental barrels, which still remain the benchmark of the company, with barrels such as Vin Jaune, Vin de Paille, and even amphorae. According to him, 90% of the quality of a whisky comes from the cask rather than the spirits supplied by the distilleries from which he sourced. Therefore, each barrel must be of the highest quality and character. The house worked previously with Cantillon providing the barrel for the beer known as Couvreur.
Stéphane Tissot, owner of the winery of the same name in the Jura region of France, famous for Vin Jaune (or "yellow wine"), a unique oxidative wine aged at least 6 years and 3 months in barrels leaving evaporation happen without topping off (as it is usually the case with wine), creating a one-of-a-kind profile displaying flavors of walnut, fenugreek, curry, ... He is a long time collaborator and friend of the brewery, providing, among other things, the barrels for La Vie est Belge.
Bottle log
References