About
Established in 1996, Essential Spirits Alambic Distilleries is a service disabled veteran owned and operated micro-distillery located in Mountain View, CA, in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. They use a state-of-the-art Alambic pot still hand-formed by a premier French maker, the only one of its kind in the United States, to produce soft, medium-bodied distilled spirits from fruits, wines, pommaces, and brews including rum, gin, vodka, and brandy. They specialize in contract distilling, incubating spirits brands, and partnering with California wineries to produce grappas and ports.
Unique Alambic pot still from France
Contract distilling and brand incubation
Grappas and ports with California wineries
Silicon Valley garage project origins
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What They Make
Rum
soft, medium bodied distilled spirit
Gin
soft, medium bodied distilled spirit
Vodka
soft, medium bodied distilled spirit
Brandy
soft, medium bodied distilled spirit
Grappa
produced with California wineries
Port
produced with California wineries
Awards
Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2019 for Poire Williams
2019