Beyond the two famous zones, the Périgord distills plum (prune) and walnut eaux-de-vie (Distillerie Salamandre), while Brittany makes lambig — Breton apple brandy — and pommeau (Distillerie du Gorvello).
French regional eaux-de-vie & lambig
France — Périgord & Brittany
France's fruit-brandy map runs wider than Alsace and Normandy: the plum and walnut country of the Périgord, and the cider-apple lambig of Brittany.
Signature fruits
Producers from France — Périgord & Brittany
Distillerie La Salamandre
Le Coux, Périgord (Dordogne) · France — Périgord & Brittany
A Périgord distillery specializing in the region's plum and walnut eaux-de-vie, plus pear and raspberry.
PlumBotanical & New-WorldPearRaspberryWasser (ferment → distill)Geist (macerate → distill)Rare / allocated in the US
Distillerie du Gorvello
Sulniac, Brittany · France — Périgord & Brittany
A Breton distillery making lambig — Brittany's apple brandy — plus pommeau and cider.
ApplePearCider brandy (distilled cider)Rare / allocated in the US