French whisky is

whisky Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden c ...

produced in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. The distilleries producing French whisky include Glann ar Mor an
Warenghem
in Brittany, Guillon in the Champagne region, and Grallet-Dupic in Lorraine.

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is produced by Distillerie des Menhirs in

Plomelin Plomelin (; ''Ploveilh'' in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies near the Odet river, about southwest of Quimper. International relations Plomelin is twinned with the village of Crym ...

, Brittany. There are over 40 whisky distilleries currently operating or opening in France. The first French whisky was produced at Warenghem distillery in 1987, who then introduced the first single malt French whisky in 1998. According to a study in 2016, the French are the largest consumers of single malt whisky in the world, especially Scotch.

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Glann ar Mor
– official site
Guillon
– official site
Warenghem
- official site (English) (French) (German) (Breton)
Grallet-Dupic
- official site (Rozelieures whisky) (English.
Distillerie du Vercors
- official site New world whisky fr:Whisky en France#Distillation {{france-cuisine-stub

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