GoKawiilMaison Lineti applies wine-making science to produce a new style of French whisky
A small Bordeaux-region producer, Maison Lineti, is fermenting, distilling and maturing whisky using oenology techniques rather than traditional distilling methods, including concrete-egg vessels borrowed from winemaking. Founded in 2018 by chemical engineer and oenologist Magali Picard with Alex Cosculluela and Xavier Payan, the company hosted the World Whisky Forum in June 2025, where its approach drew attention from the industry. The resulting spirit is described as floral, fresh, mineral and textured, and reaches bottling faster than whisky made by conventional methods.