Golden Moon Distillery – Maison De La Vie, Ltd. was founded by Stephen Gould and Karen Knight in early 2008 specifically to produce premium hand-crafted herbal liquors and liqueurs using the best available herbs, spices and botanicals, and made with the same type of artisan production processes utilized by distillers making premium products in the mid-to-late 1800s.
The heart of Golden Moon Distillery is Mr. Gould’s world-class research library containing hundreds of rare books on distillation and related products and processes, some dating back to the 1500s. Most of the collection dates from the late 1700s to the early 1900s, though there are a few titles that are much older, or newer.
Maison De La Vie currently has four antique stills at our pilot plant in Golden.
Our stills date from the early to mid-1900’s.
The heart of Golden Moon Distillery is Mr. Gould’s world-class research library containing hundreds of rare books on distillation and related products and processes, some dating back to the 1500s. Most of the collection dates from the late 1700s to the early 1900s, though there are a few titles that are much older, or newer.
Maison De La Vie currently has four antique stills at our pilot plant in Golden.
Our stills date from the early to mid-1900’s.
Golden Moon Crème de Violette Golden Moon Crème de Violette is distilled using the finest hand-selected botanicals available, including blue violet flowers and buds. We bottle our product at 30% Alcohol by Volume, higher than any other similar product on the market. We use less sugar than any other similar product on the market as well, typically about one fourth as much. We believe that the combination of a higher proof and less sugar allows for a cleaner, fresher taste, making Golden Moon Crème de Violette an wonderful classic cocktail ingredient that can also be enjoyed by itself. 
Golden Moon Kümmel
Golden Moon Kümmel is the first spirit developed by Robbie Cunningham, one of Golden Moon's assistant distillers. Robbie discovered Kümmel while working at the venerated St. Andrews Golf Club, Scotland, where many believe the game of golf originated. In Scotland, Kümmel is known as the "Putting Mixture" and it is a favorite spirit of the members of some of the oldest and most famous golf clubs in the country. It is rumored that more Kümmel is consumed in the club houses of St. Andrews, Prestwick and Muirfield golf clubs than any other place in the world. |
Golden Moon Ex Gratia
Based on a description of a spirit listed in an executioner's notebook from the 1580's, Ex Gratia is a style of liqueur known as Génépi. Génépi is made from herbs including wormwoods that grow in the alpine regions of Europe. What makes Ex Gratia different from other Génépi is that it contains several exotic herbs and spices including "Black Spice", an Asian herb that was highly prized during the middle-ages in Europe and the Middle East. This type of spirit was used by apothecaries for a variety of purposes and was typically given by executions to the condemned as a last act of kindness... to all but those guilty of the most heinous of crimes. |