Distillerie Merlet ★ 4.4
Family-owned distillery founded 1850 in the Aunis country south of the Loire, producing premium liqueurs and fruit eaux-de-vie with still-hall and orchard-maceration tours.
Founded1885
NeighbourhoodAvrille, Angers
Location
Address: 9 rue de la Bouvardiere, 49480 Avrille, France, Loire Valley
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