Knifemaker London Dry Gin - Maison Victors

A gin produced artisanal, organically, in a pot still, crafted notably with plants from Gilles Victors' botanical garden, which contains no less than... 180 pepper plants! It is a single-shot gin, distilled in batches of 300 liters, where only the heart of the distillation is kept and slowly reduced in alcohol with spring water.

Maison Victors is a small organic distillery based in Vacquiers, just outside Toulouse, founded by the one and only Gilles Victors back in 2017. After a wildly eclectic journey, this slightly mad former master knife-maker — known for crafting blades that could fetch tens of thousands of euros — decided to drop everything… all for the love of whisky! Obsessed with his favourite spirit, he started out by attending a few masterclasses, before diving headfirst into the world of pot stills. Gilles trained in Cognac, then headed up to Scotland, where he gained solid experience — notably at Springbank — honing his skills in traditional distillation. During his time in Scotland, he also fell for craft gins, discovering the category during a fateful gin-soaked night out. Back in France, Gilles designed his own stills and built the distillery from scratch, entirely in his image. Maison Victors is a French artisanal, organic, and deeply ecological — one of the finest distilleries in France. Every detail is considered: these are spirits as works of art. Bold, aromatic, inventive, and local to the bone. Crafted to make you travel… without ever leaving Occitanie.