Maison Sivo
At the outset of the 20th century in their village in Hungary the Sivó family was producing remarkable fruit brandies. Their equipment may have been rudimentary but due to their craftsmanship the products were recognized for their quality throughout the county. Today, the distillery Sivó is located in the Montérégie. It uses highly refined methods of micro-distilling yet aiming the traditional objective: the highest quality that made the reputation of the Sivó family.
Creating the first Quebec âSingle Maltâ and a true âRyeâ without any tricks of the trade: just the carefully selected and milled grains distilled in small batches with the utmost attention and then transferred into gently toasted oak barrels where wood, grain and time unite to create a beautifully balanced spirit. The complex interplay of tastes and aromas delivers a transcendent sensory experience.
Our Aroma Still extracts the soul of our blueberries, raspberries, and black currants and conveys it to our brandies and liqueurs. Leaving it to Nature to create the colors, odors and aromas that will enthrall usâŠ. What a transformation!
Named "Quebec Distillery of the Year" at the New York International Spirits Competition 2017!
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The story behind Maison Sivo
Maison Sivo is a Quebec craft distillery and farm in Franklin, near the US border in the Monteregie. Janos Sivo built it after a career in telecommunications, drawing on a family tradition of making fruit brandies that goes back to Hungary in the early 1900s.
It is a farm as much as a distillery, growing its own fruit and grain.
Quebec whisky, from the farm
Sivo is best known as a pioneer of Quebec whisky, producing the province's early single malt and rye from local grain. It made its first Quebec whisky in 2015.
The range reaches beyond whisky into fruit brandies and liqueurs, made from berries grown on the estate, from black currant to sour cherry. Everything ties back to the farm and orchard.
Frequently asked questions
What is Maison Sivo known for?
Maison Sivo is a Quebec craft distillery known for pioneering Quebec-made whisky, both single malt and rye, from local grain. It also makes fruit brandies and liqueurs from berries grown on its own farm.
Where is Maison Sivo?
In Franklin, Quebec, in the Monteregie region near the US border. The distillery sits on an ecological farm where the family grows much of its own fruit and grain.
What does Maison Sivo make?
Mostly spirits: Quebec single malt whisky and rye, plus fruit brandies and liqueurs made from estate-grown berries like black currant, sour cherry, and blueberry. It is a distillery and farm rather than a grape winery.