Cie des Poivres d’ Indochine

Poivres d’Indochine follows a century old tradition of pepper farming and harvesting in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Their task is to apply modern day standards of food security to the supply chain from farm to table.

For gin distillers in search of the finest botanicals, Poivres d’Indochine represents something genuinely rare: a direct connection to the source.

Based in Saigon, Vietnam and rooted in a century-old tradition of pepper farming across Vietnam and Cambodia, Poivres d’Indochine applies rigorous modern food safety standards to an ancient craft.

The company specialises in sourcing pepper from small farms which are typically no larger than one hectare, whose produce offers truly distinctive aroma and flavour.

Every batch is traceable by lot number back to the farm and harvest of origin, sieved and sorted by hand, and tested in EU-accredited laboratories for mycotoxins and chemical residues.

Beyond the exceptional Kampot-style and Vietnamese peppers, the range also includes rare wild forest peppers, notably Zanthoxylum rhetsa and Litsea cubeba which are harvested from the forests of northern Vietnam and the Central Highlands, botanicals of growing interest to adventurous distillers.

Other botanicals of interest to distillers include a wide range of dried citrus peels and a raft of colourful and aromatic flowers, dried under the Mekong Delta sun and packed at our own facilities.

Working directly with farmers and advising on sustainable growing practices, Poivres d’Indochine combines integrity of supply chain with depth of product knowledge.

For any distiller seeking outstanding pepper with genuine provenance, this is a supplier well worth knowing.