PURE FOLIE Gin
Loire strawberries, peppermint, cacao and warm spice sit over a juniper-coriander backbone: a pink gin that stays structured rather than simply sweet.
A confectioner's memory, rebuilt as gin.
Juniper and coriander remain central. Local strawberry adds fruit, peppermint brings lift, cacao and warm spice add depth, and a small addition of the house's Pure Folie liqueur links the recipe to Combier's confectionery roots.
Historic copper stills keep fruit and spice inside a gin frame.
Small-batch distillation
Historic copper pot stills shape the juniper-led spirit.
Fruit and aromatic layers
Strawberry, mint, cacao and spice are layered without losing the gin core.
House signature
A small amount of Pure Folie liqueur connects the gin to the distillery's strawberry expression.
Strawberry and floral spice, fresh rather than liqueur-sweet.
Juniper remains present on the nose beneath delicate pink fruit. The palate is smooth and rounded, with fresh strawberry, peppermint, cacao and spice building towards a lively fruit-spice finish.
A clear signature serve, with enough structure for cocktails.
Four centilitres of gin, ten of tonic, finished with small strawberries.
Sparkling wine extends the fruit while keeping the spice visible.
Cacao and peppermint bridge naturally into dark chocolate.
Strawberry and spice, meeting points for food
The food affinities for PURE FOLIE Gin are not combinations officially presented by the distillery, but a reading drawn from the characteristics recorded on this page. Built around the fruit character of local Loire strawberry, the freshness of peppermint, the depth of cacao and warm spice, and the juniper-coriander structure beneath them, they are organised into four directions.
These suggestions are a hypothesis built on structural cues drawn from food-pairing theory — shared aroma compounds creating synergy, acidity or spice holding back richness, and matching the weight of drink and dish — and are not an official recommendation from the distillery.
Nineteenth-century copper stills, still shaping modern French gin.
Distillerie Combier began as a confectionery in Saumur in 1834. Its historic still room, designed by Gustave Eiffel's engineering team, remains in operation today.
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