Ninkasi Chardonnay is a French Single Malt Whisky produced by the Ninkasi brewery-distillery in Tarare, in the Rhône region. Brewed, distilled and aged on site, it fully embodies the company's approach of combining its brewing expertise with the production of French whisky.
This single malt is made from a mash of French malted barley , then slowly distilled in copper pot stills crafted by Chalvignac according to the Charente tradition. The resulting eau-de-vie is then aged in new French oak casks as well as in ex-French white wine casks that previously held Chardonnay and Viognier grapes.
The whisky is aged for over three years before being blended and then slowly reduced with fresh water from Tarare to reach its bottling strength of 46% ABV. This production process combines French raw materials, traditional distillation, and the use of casks sourced from the French wine industry.
