n 1864, Mister Auguste PEUREUX founded his Distillery in Fougerolles, the capital of Kirsch, under the trade name "La Cigogne".

At the beginning of the century, absinth was the Distillery's speciality: Mister Auguste PEUREUX limited his manufacturing to liqueurs totally free from toxics, which gained at the time all connoisseurs' votes.
Then, the productions progressively shifted to fruit "Eaux-de-vie" (Spirits). The Distillery successfully developed its sales to wholesale trade and supplied the most renowned companies in Paris as far as Kirsch was concerned.
In 1886, Mister Auguste PEUREUX carried off many prizes at various exhibitions and that was how, in 1900, the Distillery was admired at the World Exhibition in Paris.
Auguste's son, André, succeeded him. Later on, in 1948, Mister Claude PEUREUX took over as head of the dynasty.
In 1950, technological research was focused on agribusiness, and particularly on special products for ice-cream manufacturers.
In 1955, Mister Claude PEUREUX launched at the time Morello cherries for chocolate makers, then GRIOTTINES, some wild Morello cherries macerated in a light syrup of Kirsch, a speciality that is nowadays well established worldwide.
Currently, Mister Bernard BAUD is managing the "Grandes Distilleries PEUREUX".
 

Its location:
At the foothills of the Vosges, in a magnificent valley with triassic soil, it appears to be a very partial region to the cherries used for Kirsch.
At present, the commune numbers approximately
40,000 cherry trees constituted in orchards.

Its water:
FOUGEROLLES has the benefit of almost pure water, free from mineral salts: an exceptional asset in controlling the quality of Eaux-de-Vie.