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BOURGOGNE MAGAZINE · 2018
"Water of life, Water from there"
LAURENCE MAROT
Jean-Luc Petit ©Photographiques
" We distill marc and lees from the most beautiful terroirs of Burgundy.
GUEULETON MAGASINE · MAI 2021
"Under the earth as in heaven"
ROMAIN BENITA
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" Nestled in Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy, SAB’s is in charge of a "traveling" still, a very special still because it moves and distils in the village, that is to say on the site itself of the crops as it could be done in the last century."
LES HARDIS · SEPTEMBER 2020
"New craftsmen of forgotten spirits, Mathieu Sabbagh and Sab’s.
LAURENE BIGEAU
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"His approach: to enhance products from the Burgundy terroirs and forgotten spirits by subtly mixing tradition and innovation and focusing on taste and know-how. Mathieu tells us that he used to consume before the two wars as many marc and fine of Burgundy as of Cognac, spirits almost totally disappeared today... To feed his motivation and his project.
BARMAG · JUNE 2020
"Bourguignon still the revival of marc and fine of burgundy"
LAURENCE MAROT
Sacha ©Photographiques
"Passionate about the heritage and history of French spirits, Mathieu Sabbagh quickly became interested in a category of liqueur from the region that had disappeared."
SHAKE-WELL · AUTUMN 2020
" Dossier crazy to distilled "
FRANCE BOUIS
Alambic Bourguignon ©Photographiques
"Matthieu Sabbagh has taken the challenge of rekindling the flame of Burgundy spirits. Every year he puts his itinerant still on the squares of the most prestigious villages in order to distil directly on the places of harvest "
DRINKING FRENCH · MARCH 2020
"Bourguignon Still"
DAVID LEBOVITZ
Ed Anderson ©Photographiques
“We do not distill marc or fine as we distil industrially, we are in copper and steam, as one hundred years ago, with a tool of the most efficient.”
BIEN PUBLIC · MARCH 2020
"A craft distillery has delivered all its stock of neutral alcohol"
THIBAULT SIMONNET
Alambic Bourguignon ©Photographiques
"The profession of distiller and mobile boiler is on the way out. Fifty years ago, there was a boiler per village in Burgundy. Today, we are only a small dozen to carry on this tradition.
LE POINT · NOVEMBER 2020
"Is Gin and Tonic French?"
OLIVIER BOMPAS
Annie Leibovitz ©Photographiques
Many Burgundian climates are called ‘Genevrièvres’. The juniper is an endemic conifer of Burgundy, it is even the tree of Saint-Vincent, the feast of the patron saint of winegrowers! So it makes perfect sense to design a Burgundy gin."
OMNIVORE · JUNE 2020
"The last of the traveling distillers"
ZAZIE TAVITIAN
Anne-Claire Héraud ©Photographiques
" We distill marc and lees from the most beautiful terroirs of Burgundy.
L'OBS · AUTUMN 2020
"The last of the traveling distillers"
CÉCILE PRIEUR
Stéphane Lagoutte ©Photographiques
"Long vilified, calvados, armagnac and other marc de bourgogne reinvented themselves in order to better meet consumers' expectations. "
12°5 DES RAISINS ET DES HOMMES · 2020
"The replacement of the mobile boiler"
LÉA DELPONT
Claire Jachymiak ©Photographiques
" To the rescue of a trade in danger of extinction, Mathieu Sabbagh, the brand new distiller, wants to rekindle the flame of Burgundy spirits with his itinerant still "
12°5 GRAPES AND MEN · 2020
"The finest of the boilers"
ALICIA DOREY
Alambic Bourguignon ©Photographiques
" By becoming one of the last remaining distillers and mobile boiler makers in France, Mathieu Sabbagh is helping to restore the grace of the grape and fine wines that have been unjustly forgotten."
FRANCE BLEU · NOVEMBER 2021
"The new eco: in Beaune, the Bourguignon Alambic works the exception"
CHRISTOPHE TOURNÉ
Alambic Bourguignon ©Photographiques
" The exception is the niche of the Bourguignon Still, which specializes in the production of strong spirits in Côte-d'Or. Not only has it relaunched the production of marc, absinthe and gin made from fruit and grapes, but it is also the last mobile brewer in Côte-d'Or."
LE FIGARO VIN · JANUARY 2022
"The great return of the marc and fine "
BEATRICE DELAMOTTE
Alambic Bourguignon ©Photographiques
“Great lover of spirits, Blanche has long been angry with the marc de Bourgogne. “Matthieu Sabbag has reconciled us!” Here, the perfect expression of a beautiful fruit, where you can’t feel the bite of alcohol. The ideal arrangement: an end of meal, and a fireplace in front of which to remake the world.”
LE FIGARO VIN · JANUARY 2022
"Les cinq cuvées coups de coeur de Blanche Loiseau"
ALICIA DOREY
Jonathan Thévenet ©Photographiques
“Great lover of spirits, Blanche has long been angry with the marc de Bourgogne. “Matthieu Sabbag has reconciled us!” Here, the perfect expression of a beautiful fruit, where you can’t feel the bite of alcohol. The ideal arrangement: an end of meal, and a fireplace in front of which to remake the world.”
CUISINE ET VIN · WINTER 2020
"French Gin Well-toned"
BEATRICE DELAMOTTE
CVF ©Photographiques
"Mathieu Sabbagh, one of the last itinerant boilers in Burgundy, produces a gin with very fine and delicate aromas, with juniper only coming to support the aromatic bouquet. The palate is on the same trend, with strong peppery notes and the roundness of the eaux-de-vie chardonnay and pinot noir that are added to botanicals."
LE BIEN PUBLIC · FEBRUARY 2023
"The last mobile still has settled in the village"
BRUNO CORTOT
LBP/B.C ©Photographiques
"The culinary college of France invites to the party. This year, the patron of the Bourguignon Alambic wanted to create the event around his work tool, by inviting many members of the culinary college of France. This association brings together, at a national level, many artisans of mouth and culinary art, quality and proximity."
LE FIGARO SPIRITS · OCTOBER 2023
"Our selection of French spirits for all budgets"
THIERRY MASCLOT
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" Sabs for Bourguignon Still Company. This very old Marc de Bourgogne is made from Pinot Noir marc. Seven years of aging and a six-month finish in cognac barrels. For wine lovers.
LE FIGARO MAGAZINE · NOVEMBER 2023
" Tradition and creativity "
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"A very old fine Burgundy aged seven years in Burgundy chardonnay before a final passage of 6 months in Pineau de Charentes cask. A beautiful treat with floral notes marked by prune and grape."
LA REVUE DES VINS DE FRANCE · NOVEMBER 2023
"MARC: The winemakers are biting at the game"
ALEXANDRE VINGTIER
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" When more than 75% of the calls made in Burgundy are represented, one may be tempted to experiment... This is the case here: this marc has aged in an old Scottish single malt barrel made of peat from the island of Islay... The smoked, flavoured and vanilla content of this fput does not mask the quality of the marc but sublimates it to give it an unprecedented and pastry dimension.
TELLEMENT SOIF · NOVEMBER 2023
"THE GIN HAUTE COUTURE"
ANTOINE GERBELLE
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" Our bouilleur de cru itinérant bouguignon Mathieu Sabbagh distills more than one alcohol, starting with a fine Gin. "Mathieu Sabbagh takes the challenge of reviving a trade disappeared from our countryside: bouilleur de cru itinérant . "
LE BIEN PUBLIC · NOVEMBER 2023
"The great return of spirits"
MANUEL DESBOIS
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" At the very end of the wine sale, the auction for the spirits of the Hospices estate, once expeditious, is being extended more and more, proof of growing interest. Since 2018, the marc and the fine of Burgundy are the preserve of Mathieu Sabbagh and his Bourguignon Alembic.
SUNDAY JOURNAL · JANUARY 2023
"The Awakening of Vintage Spirits"
BENOIST SIMMAT
Lorène CREUZOT ©Photographiques
"Absinthe, marc, eau-de-vie, bitter... Cocktail bars love these old-fashioned liqueurs that awaken a unique French heritage. " " Mathieu Sabbagh is a champion of the revival of marc and fine Burgundy, long-time cannibalized grape eaux-de-vie with rum and whisky."
TERRE DE VINS · JANUARY 2023
"Treasures of our regions"
RACHELLE LEMOINE
Lorène CREUZOT ©Photographiques
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