Absinthe distillery with its seat at La Cluse-et-Mijoux below the Fort de Joux, distilling eaux-de-vie in the Pontarlier tradition.
Tip: It sits in the cluse that the Pontarlier absinthe trade grew along, a few minutes from the town.
Address: 18-20 espace le Frambourg, 25300 La Cluse-et-Mijoux, France, Jura
Twelve generations of the Tissot family distil at Nevy-sur-Seille below Chateau-Chalon, ageing whisky in Jura casks beside gin, vodka, rum and eaux-de-vie.
Tip: The family also sells Chateau-Chalon vin jaune and runs a seasonal bistrot, l'Ephemere, on the site.
Small organic distillery at Abergement-le-Petit west of Poligny, working wood-fired traditional stills and local ingredients for absinthe verte and arquebuse.
Tip: Everything is certified organic and distilled over wood rather than gas, which the distiller treats as the point.
Family distillery working at Pontarlier since 1890, making absinthe and Pontarlier-Anis on the edge of the Jura plateau, with visits to the still house.
Tip: Pontarlier is about an hour east of Arbois and pairs with the Fort de Joux on the same run.
