Bellevoye: The latest figures, news and market research on Bellevoye

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Country: France

BELLEVOYE is a French whisky founded by Jean and Alexandre, who built their dream around their belief in the strength of their culture and their country, France.
The first French whisky brand
They set themselves a bold challenge: to produce a great French whisky using the country's know-how, terroirs and raw materials.
They also wanted to establish a virtuous circle around their whisky, involving suppliers, employees, retailers and consumers.

Bellevoye: Whisky takes root in Cognac 27/06/2023

Lower cognac yields by 2023
The four major trading houses (Hennessy, Martell, Rémy Martin and Courvoisier) monopolize 90% of the 3.7 billion euro cognac market
Small Cognac houses launch whisky production
- First Bastille whisky distillery created in 2009
- Alfred Giraud whisky house created in 2012
- Bercloux distillery acquired in 2019 by Les Bienheureux, number one in French whisky with the Bellevoye brand
- Fontagard sells its first 10,000 bottles in 2021
- Maison Tessendier has invested 3 million euros since 2019 in a brewery and winery
- Charles Boinaud bets on whisky to develop his family business with 600,000 bottles of Hériose whisky
France is second only to India in Scotch consumption, with 180 million bottles imported for 2 million produced in France

Gironde's finest French whisky 29/01/2023

Bellevoye is the number 1 in high-end French whiskies.
The company was founded seven years ago and has enjoyed rapid growth.
Sales double every two years.
Bellevoye accounts for 40% of the French whisky market.
The company has 40 employees, 15 of whom work in Louchats.
Bellevoye whiskies are served on board Air France flights, notably the Bellevoye Bleu, which has dislodged Chivas 12 Years Old in business class.

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