Cherry Rocher Neyret-Chavin

Cherry Rocher Neyret-Chavin is a French distillery with roots dating back to 1705, when Barthélémy Rocher founded what is described as the first distillery in France in La Côte-Saint-André, in the Isère department. The company produces and markets a wide range of alcoholic beverages, including liqueurs, aperitifs, eaux-de-vie, fruit in alcohol, absinthes and syrups, as well as natural extracts for the agri-food industry. Its product portfolio is organised under several brands, notably Cherry Rocher, L'Hermitage, Distillerie du Périgord and Grand Rubren. The modern company is the result of a series of mergers between regional distilleries. The Neyret and Arnaud distilleries merged around 1830 to form Neyret-Arnaud, which later absorbed the Chavin distillery to become Neyret-Chavin in Ruy. In 1986, Cherry Rocher merged with Neyret-Chavin and with the Distillerie de l'Hermitage. The company operates two main production sites: La Côte-Saint-André, dedicated to maceration and distillation, and Ruy, which handles finalisation, packaging, management and R&D. It also maintains a cherry orchard in the Vivarais region. Cherry Rocher is known for its long-standing expertise in fruit and plant maceration and distillation, and for its historical association with absinthe. The company remains privately held and continues to produce and export its range of spirits and extracts.

The history of Cherry Rocher Neyret-Chavin begins in 1705, when Barthélémy Rocher founded a distillery in La Côte-Saint-André, in the Dauphiné region of France. According to the company's official history, this was the first distillery in France. Rocher, a botanist, developed preparations based on macerated fruits and plants, to which he added sugar. His liqueurs gained recognition as early as 1705, when the Dauphin de France visited Grenoble. Over generations, the company's reputation grew, and it received orders from Grenoble dignitaries for celebrations such as the weddings of the Dauphins and visits by the King. In parallel, the Neyret and Arnaud distilleries were founded, the latter in Bourgoin-Jallieu. They merged around 1830 to form the Neyret-Arnaud distillery. This entity later absorbed the Chavin distillery, also from Bourgoin, creating the Neyret-Chavin distillery in Ruy. In 1857, Brother Emmanuel, herbalist of the Marist Brothers at the Hermitage Monastery in La Valla-en-Gier, created Arquebuse de l'Hermitage, a beverage based on some thirty plants that he macerated and distilled. In 1960, the Neyret and Chavin distilleries in Ruy merged. In 1986, Cherry Rocher merged with Neyret-Chavin and then with the Distillerie de l'Hermitage. The Distillerie de l'Hermitage became part of the Cherry Rocher Neyret-Chavin group in the 1980s, and its products, such as walnut water, cream, génépi and Arquebuse de l'Hermitage, are marketed under the L'Hermitage brand. The company today operates under the name Cherry Rocher Neyret-Chavin and markets its beverages under four main brands: Cherry Rocher (liqueurs, fruit creams, cherries in eau-de-vie), L'Hermitage (products from the Hermitage distillery), Distillerie du Périgord (products from Sarlat) and Grand Rubren (products from Barcelonnette). It has two main production sites: La Côte-Saint-André, the original site and home to a liqueur museum, where raw materials are received, sorted, macerated and distilled; and Ruy, near Bourgoin-Jallieu, which handles finalisation, packaging, management and R&D. The company also cultivates a 6,000-tree cherry orchard in the Vivarais region for its Cherry Rocher liqueur.

• 1986

  Cherry Rocher merges with Neyret-Chavin and then with Distillerie de l'Hermitage.

• 1960

  Neyret and Chavin distilleries in Ruy merge.

• 1857

  Brother Emmanuel creates Arquebuse de l'Hermitage at the Hermitage Monastery.

• 1830

  Neyret and Arnaud distilleries merge to form Neyret-Arnaud.

• 1705

  Barthélémy Rocher founds the first distillery in France in La Côte-Saint-André.

Traditional French distillery with over 300 years of experience, combining artisanal maceration and distillation with industrial-scale production of spirits and natural extracts.

• Cherry Rocher liqueurs

  Liqueurs and fruit creams produced under the Cherry Rocher brand.

• Arquebuse de l'Hermitage

  A beverage based on about thirty plants, created in 1857.

• Absinthe

  Absinthe produced using traditional maceration and distillation.

• Cerises à l'eau-de-vie

  Cherries preserved in eau-de-vie.

1. 1Homepage - Cherry-rochercherry-rocher.fr
2. 2Our History - Cherry-rochercherry-rocher.fr
3. 3The Absinthe History - Cherry-rochercherry-rocher.fr
4. 4Our expertise - Cherry-rochercherry-rocher.fr
5. 5Cherry Rocher Neyret-Chavin - Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Cherry Rocher (distillerie) - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org