Germain-Robin

Founder: Hubert Germain-Robin and Ansley Coale
Year Founded: 1987

DISTILLERY LOCATION

Ukiah, California

VISITOR CENTERS

There is a tasting room and store at 3001 South State Street, unit 35, Ukiah, California.

MASTER DISTILLER/BLENDER

Hubert Germain-Robin, Master Distiller

TYPES OF GERMAIN-ROBIN AVAILABLE:

Select Barrel XO
Single-Barrel Brandies
Anno Domini
Shareholders’ Reserve
Fine Alambic Brandy
Varietal Grappas

HOW YOU SHOULD DRINK IT:

• Straight
• In cocktails (French 75, Sidecar, Brandy Alexander, Between the Sheets)

FAST FACTS:

• The founders of the brand met in 1981 when Hubert Germain-Robin was hitchhiking along Highway 101 north of San Francisco and Ansley Coale decided to give him a lift.
• While Germain-Robin’s brandies have become a favorite of bartenders and critics, the spirits can’t technically be called cognac since they’re made in California.