La Chaufferie started with the story of a few friends who gave themselves the mission to produce alcohol of exceptional quality from local produce (from grain to glass), and this, a beautifully restored boiler house now welcome our stills, Miki, Melody and Veronika. Located on the banks of the Yamaska River in the former industrial district occupied by the Esmond Mill and the Miner Rubber Company factories, La Chauferie was built in the late 1800s to supply heat to Imperial Tobacco. The Tobacco Empire, founded in 1864 in Halifax by John Archibald, settled in Montreal in 1887. Eight years later, a fire destroyed all its facilities. Stephan Miner, then Mayor of Granby, convinced Mr. Archibald to rebuild his new plant in Granby.