Proud.

Stubborn.

Independent.

The Captain's very first batch — Unknown place and time — The Captain's very first batch — *Unknown* place and time

LEGAL SINCE 2015

Some corporative descriptions will put you right to sleep — but then there is the improbable story of Distillerie du St. Laurent. Unfortunately we are not able to spill the full bib of our adventure’s real origins, since we insist on keeping a clean criminal record. We will simply say that it all began with some "tests" in a Rimouski basement, where two pigheaded friends disregarded conventions and were inspired by their own terroir to create whimsical and distinctive spirits.

From a ridiculously small distillery was born a seaweed infused gin ridiculously good and unique. Today, in addition to St. Laurent Gin, the distillery produces Whisky using only local grains and Acerum — a brand new breed of distilled maple sap spirits.

We are Proud to be amongst Quebec’s micro-distillation pioneers, Stubborn to produce spirits in a traditional way with our region’s raw resources while remaining Independent facing large corporations that are flooding the shelves with cheap generic products.

WHERE WE

COME FROM

DEFINES WHO

WE ARE – IT’S

ALSO TRUE FOR

OUR SPIRITS.

“The never-ending winters, the northeast wind squalling the saline St. Laurent River air, maple water boiling in the shacks in spring, rocky headlands, the boreal forest, the barley fields, the boats returning to the dock, whiffs of smoked fish... Our spirits are the reflection of our region, its harsh climate and warm traditions – mixed in with a good deal of innovation and eccentricity” — anonymous whisky-drinking poet

AGED

BY THE SEA.

SLOWLY

BUT SURELY.

THE Stills

Lyne

Redhead Lyne is dedicated to the production of whisky and acerum. Her cone head and chubby base, characteristic of the Scottish whisky stills, refine the congeners that define the signature of our spirits. Its analogue control panel rounds off perfectly its vintage aura. It takes its name from the pipe connecting the still to the condenser; the lyne arm.
• Capacity: 2000L
• All copper
• Steam heated

Papa Wong

Designed to produce our gin, Papa Wong takes over from his little boy, Wong, who retired after having proudly distilled drop by drop more than 100,000 bottles of St. Laurent Gin. The still is topped by a copper sphere holding a unique botanicals infusion basket akin to a deep-sea diver, invented by the Master Distiller himself.
• Capacity: 1000L
• Stainless steel & copper
• Steam heated

Meet the Crew

JEAN-FRANÇOIS CLOUTIER

*COFOUNDER & PRODUCTION CAPTAIN*
A postmodern apothecary, neo-druid, ethylic alchemist and aromatics’ shaman, the Production Captain rules over the working force and the machinery. He is openly dependent on Angelica root.

CATHERINE D’AVRIL

*MARKETING COMMODORE*
Known worldwide for her fiery 80’s & 90’s playlists, she is the only crew member who knows how to make Instagram stories. Skillful olympic funambulist, the Commodore has it all together while maintaining her chakras well aligned.

JOEL LELIÈVRE

*LIEUTENANT of BUREAUCRACY*
Discovered in an arcane air one-man band contest, our multitasking serving bureaucrat does everything we tell him to and even creates needs. Since we already have one Joël, we renamed this one Gertrude.

ARTISAN PAT.png — Patrice Gratton

*SECOND OFFICER - BARREL ROLLING*
Straight outta Laval, this repented “yo” better known as Patorisu in Japan, brings an eclectic knowledge to the table : electrical engineering in the field of aerodynamics, magic tofu, petanque tricks and mollusks trivia.

JOËL PELLETIER

*COFOUNDER & BRAND ADMIRAL*
In charge of branding, marketing and the espresso machine, the Admiral acts as both the Distillerie’s ambassador and mascot. Long ago, he inherited the business world’s secret art of handshaking from a Belarusian master.

SAMUEL DUFOUR

*STEAM BOILER CHIEF OFFICER*
Sports enthusiast, he engages in synchronized distillation with the Chief Vacuum Master. Recognized by his peers as being the only one to do wheelies with the forklift and to reach Half Billion Jackpots on the pinball machine.

marjo ouellet

*MASH TUN’S HELMSLADY*
Tough cookie with a melting center, Mary-J likes getting her hands dirty, either be it producing whisky, digging holes in the field or sweating her palms off playing foosball.

DR. DARWIN, Ph.D.

*SCIENCE OFFICER*
The Distillerie’s Mastermind, Darwin is in charge of the spirits’ coordination polymerization by mass spectrometry, a draining undertaking that forces him to work lying down all day long.