Germain-Robin Brandy

About Germain-Robin

Over three decades ago, Ansley Coale picked up a hitchhiker along Route 101 just north of San Francisco. The hitchhiker — Hubert Germain-Robin — was of French origin and came from a family that had been producing cognac since 1782. As the two drove northward in Coale’s car, Hubert spoke of his family’s background in distillation. "Hubert wanted to distill using craft methods handed down for centuries from master to apprentice," recalls Coale, who eventually teamed up with the hitchhiker to found Craft Distillers. After purchasing an antique cognac still from an abandoned distillery in France, Hubert and Coale built a redwood shed in northern California and began distilling spirits.

Germain Robin Brandy is the product of over two centuries of distilling heritage and experience. We worked with the Craft Distillers team in order to select a private blend of brandy specifically for you. Our aim was to identify a brandy that would showcase the extraordinary ability of the distillery.