Liquor stores Loire

This cellar offers a wide range of French red, rosé and white wines selected directly from producers. Two thirds of them are organic. But À Vin Pas des Marches also offers a wide range of local craft beers, top-of-the-range fruit juices and, above all, rare and unexpected spirits from all over the world. Different tasting evenings are available. Every Thursday evening an afterwork is set up. You can discover three to four different vintages with a good price-quality ratio. Tapas are available to accompany your tasting. You can also privatize and participate in blind tastings, for example

In restaurants and bars, in grocery stores and wine shops, the Apothecary's Drink, little by little, disseminates its elixirs. The packaging evokes a medicine from ancient times, but the aromas set the tone: mint-lemon, verbena or blueberry-ginger. Made in the Forez Mountains from organically grown ingredients with a low sugar content, these digestives come in different bottle sizes, from the large container to the box of small bottles "Le trio de l'apothicaire", for the pleasure of discovery. The list of retailers and restaurateurs partners is available on the site of the craftsman, who participates in many fairs.

You knew the Sapinette, here is the Serpolette! This wild thyme liqueur, at 25° of alcohol, completes the offer of Maison 16. Located in the heart of the Forez region, this producer makes his home-made liqueurs from hand-picked organic plants. This is also the case for the fir buds and needles that go into the composition of the Sapinette, the house's first liqueur, created in 2019. Maison 16's products are not sold directly to the consumer, but are available in many wine shops and delicatessens in the region, to contribute to the dynamism of local commerce. Short circuits, always!

The heights around Saint-Étienne harbor incredible resources. The two founders of La Source Distillerie exploit the plants of these Auvergne hills to create local spirits. Two gentian-based aperitifs, "La petite soeur" and "La grande soeur", appeal to Suze lovers. A highly original pastis forézien has also been added to the range. Elderberry, raspberry and vine peach wines complete the range. La Source Distillerie has also turned its attention to digestifs, notably with L'Instant forézien. Local resources have enabled the production of 100% local vinegars and mustards, as well as delicious honeys and royal jelly.

In a few years, Sébastien Forissier has dusted off the verbena cultivated in the past in Forez. A dazzling success that led him to double his production. With his Verveine du Forez, he has brought the "grandfather's liqueur" up to date. Wild verbena, lemongrass, officinal, all are labeled organic and grown in open fields without pesticides, picked and trimmed by hand. The maceration is done without coloring agents or preservatives, the product is less alcoholic for an authentic and artisanal liqueur mixing power and freshness. Many starred chefs, wine merchants, delicatessens and restaurants display it on their menus and new products are regularly created.

You wanted to organize a party with friends but you don't have enough drinks? If it is too late and all the shops are closed, there is still a solution! The Sainté Apéro Society! It specialises in the delivery of alcoholic (or non-alcoholic) beverages to the Saint-Etienne conurbation, the Ondaine valley, the Monts du Lyonnais, Saint-Chamond and Le Forez. Just go to their website, choose from the wide range of drinks and/or snacks and place your order. Of note, the presence, among the premiums, of high quality products such as Diplomatico rum or the excellent French vodka Grey Goose.