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Distilleries et Domaines de Provence
In the land of Forcalquier, located in Haute Provence, listed as a Site of Remarkable Taste, Distilleries et Domaines de Provence have been making aperitifs and liqueurs from Provence for the past one hundred years. Our company has inherited a tradition that is several thousand years old : harvesting medicinal herbs from nearby Montagne de Lure. The firm has also inherited a concept that is local and unique : the tradition of travelling pharmacists.
Beginning in the Middle Ages, people who harvested medicinal herbs, became peddlers, and sometimes the herbs were already in the form of distilled products. In the 17th and 18th centuries, these peddlers set up shop in many towns as general merchants or apothecaries.
In the19th century, some of them became pharmacists, while others became distillers, and some ventured into both fields. Others specialized in plant-based products. By the end of the century, distillers were specializing in the production of liqueurs and aperitifs.
