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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Rum
soft, medium bodied distilled spirit
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Gin
soft, medium bodied distilled spirit
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Vodka
soft, medium bodied distilled spirit
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Brandy
soft, medium bodied distilled spirit
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Grappa
produced with California wineries
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Port
produced with California wineries
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Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2019 for Poire Williams 2019