Eddu Grey Rock buckwheat whisky from Distillerie des Menhirs in Brittany
French whisky is whisky produced in France. The distilleries producing French whisky include Celtic Whisky Distillerie,[1] La Distillerie des Menhirs,[2] and Warenghem[3] in Brittany; J. Bertrand, Hepp, and Lehmann in Alsace;[2] Guillon in the Champagne region;[4] and Grallet-Dupic in Lorraine.[5] There are over 80 whisky distilleries currently operating or opening in France. [6]
The first French whisky was produced at Warenghem distillery in 1987, who then introduced the first single malt French whisky in 1998.[7]
According to a study in 2016, the French are the largest consumers of single malt whisky in the world, especially Scotch.[8]
