{"id":988122,"date":"2020-03-02T08:25:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T08:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juniorjacques.pt\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:30:30","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/juniorjacques.pt\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"988122\" class=\"elementor elementor-988122 elementor-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-733f4cc7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"733f4cc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13feb939 animated-slow 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Afonso\u2019s grandfathers, Albano Pereira J\u00fanior, a pharmacist and chemist, and Jacques Joaquim, a lover of good times and great company, are honoured in a unique way through this brand that\u2019s passionate about medronho.<br><br>J\u00fanior Jacques brings together technical rigour with life and the moment, with craftsmanship\u2014making innovation through medronho spirit one of the places it calls home.<\/p><p>It\u2019s this duality that takes shape in every product from the brand. From this alchemy comes its creation: a unique, award-winning medronho spirit that, year after year, has been winning over the world with a distinctive taste of Portugal\u2014of the Alentejo southwest and the Vicentina Coast. We invite you to discover more about our craft.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12af388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"12af388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/juniorjacques.pt\/a-arte-do-medronho\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The Art of Making J\u00fanior Jacques<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fc357 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04fc357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67bfce0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67bfce0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f95d89 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f95d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In our shop, or in person, you can find out more about J\u00fanior Jacques.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fdebe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"0fdebe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Junior%20Jacques%20Distillery&#038;t=m&#038;z=13&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Junior Jacques Distillery\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Junior Jacques Distillery\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea8554 elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-button-bijoux vamtam-has-force-wrap elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eea8554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTg4MjU2LCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlLCJhbGlnbl93aXRoX3BhcmVudCI6IiJ9\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-animation-shrink\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-text-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book your visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our story About us J\u00fanior Jacques was born from the meeting of two worlds. 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