The Story

A CUT ABOVE
LE RESTE

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LA VODKA FAIT SA REVOLUTION

A TASTE OF REVOLUTION

A TASTE OF REVOLUTION

Guillotine Seal

Vodka à la Française

Guillotine Vodka

DISTILL LIFE

Taste and finish of GUILLOTINE is the product of mingling white and black grapes —Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay—chosen from vineyards in the Aÿ-Champagne wine region.

VODKA À LA FRANÇAISE

Our vodkas’ distinctive je ne sais quoi starts with our ingredients and our artisans, who utilize traditional grape picking and processing techniques that lend themselves to creating complex and powerful flavors. 

Guillotine Vodka

unexpectedly smooth and incomparably fresh.

Guillotine Vodka Handpicked

A TASTE OF REVOLUTION

Grapes are handpicked, de-seeded, pressed, then fermented and slowly distilled in a 100-year-old distillery following standards of traditional French expertise that preserve the subtleties of the fruit.

By mixing ancient methods and modern savoir-faire, we create an exceptionally well-rounded 80-proof vodka that is unexpectedly smooth and incomparably fresh.

Guillotine Vodka
The Team

FOUNDING FATHERS

FOUNDING FATHERS

Paul Berkman

PAUL BERKMANN

JEAN-LUC BRAUD

After a career in media and sporting events management, Mr. Berkmann founded GUILLOTINE to create an innovative, all-natural vodka made exclusively with premium French ingredients using longstanding French artisanal techniques.
Previously with the Rémy Cointreau Group, as the artisan maître de chai for GUILLOTINE, Mr. Braud has utilized his extensive knowledge of spirits to create two signature vodkas of uncompromising quality, character, and taste.
Jean-Luc Braud

PAUL BERKMANN

JEAN-LUC BRAUD

Previously with the Rémy Cointreau Group, as the artisan maître de chai for GUILLOTINE, Mr. Braud has utilized his extensive knowledge of spirits to create two signature vodkas of uncompromising quality, character, and taste.
After a career in media and sporting events management, Mr. Berkmann founded GUILLOTINE to create an innovative, all-natural vodka made exclusively with premium French ingredients using longstanding French artisanal techniques.
Jean-Luc Braud