In the heart of the French Alps, nestled between the cliffs of the Vercors and the peaks of the Écrins, in the Trièves region, a high country encircled by mountains, lies the world’s first organic and regenerative whisky farm and distillery: Les Hautes Glaces.

It is first and foremost the story of a return to the land. Les Hautes Glaces was born from a sense of neglect, from the desire to fill a void: while grain is indeed the source of this marvelous spirit, the whisky industry seems to have built itself so successfully on the commercialization of its processing techniques that it has lost its agricultural roots and forgotten its connection to the land.

Frédéric Revol, founder of Les Hautes Glaces, is convinced that this is precisely where the magic of spirits (literally “bearers of a spirit”) lies: they have the power to summon the spirit of the place, to elevate the grain, to offer us, through our senses and emotions, a direct, intimate path to reconnect with life.

Thus, Les Hautes Glaces was founded in 2009: with the intention of exploring these subtle paths throughout the seasons, aware that they were venturing into uncharted territory, where, from field to bottle, they would have to reinterpret traditional skills and adopt new practices to create whiskies that reveal the quintessence of a fertile nature and a living land.

Based on four elements—grain, water, yeast, and energy—Les Hautes Glaces aspires for its spirits to reveal a vast landscape to us, while also addressing the environmental and social challenges we face.

Here, the ecological approach and the pursuit of taste are one: To make the finest whiskies with the fewest possible resources.