About
Who are we?
We are Rodrigo (from Brazil) and Suddha (from India) calling Switzerland their home — two friends who bonded over food, flavor, travel, and the eternal question: what happens if you take one humble ingredient and make it absolutely world-class?
Our answer: butter. Because it is universal. But not just any butter — the golden, nutty kind that chefs whisper about and grandmothers swear by. Clarified butter/Ghee and brown butter are found everywhere from Indian kitchens to French bistros, so it felt like the perfect place to begin.
And why Switzerland? Because if you are going to start a butter revolution, you might as well do it in the land of legendary milk and happy cows with better views than most people’s apartments.
So here we are: two friends, many cows, one ingredient, and a whole lot of slow-cooked obsession. We don’t just make butter, we clarify indulgence and bottle joy. Whether you are searing, roasting, baking, drizzling, or just spooning it straight from the jar (we won’t tell), 1186 is here to make your food sing.
So, welcome to our buttery little world. Quirky, golden, and just a little nutty – kind of like us.
Our answer: butter. Because it is universal. But not just any butter — the golden, nutty kind that chefs whisper about and grandmothers swear by. Clarified butter/Ghee and brown butter are found everywhere from Indian kitchens to French bistros, so it felt like the perfect place to begin.
And why Switzerland? Because if you are going to start a butter revolution, you might as well do it in the land of legendary milk and happy cows with better views than most people’s apartments.
So here we are: two friends, many cows, one ingredient, and a whole lot of slow-cooked obsession. We don’t just make butter, we clarify indulgence and bottle joy. Whether you are searing, roasting, baking, drizzling, or just spooning it straight from the jar (we won’t tell), 1186 is here to make your food sing.
So, welcome to our buttery little world. Quirky, golden, and just a little nutty – kind of like us.
Why 1186?
People often ask us: what’s with the number? Is it a secret recipe? A date in butter history? A mysterious code? Nope — it’s actually the postcode of Essertines-sur-Rolle, a little Swiss village where our story begins.
That’s where we met Sylvain Mignot, a second-generation cheesemaker, who runs his legendary fromagerie in 1186 – where he transforms 1,600,000 kilos of milk into Gruyere AOP and Raclette des Rottieres. He sources his milk, mainly from producers in the region from St-George, Gimel, and Biere - some of the finest milk you’ll ever taste. It’s here, in this patch of Switzerland where cows graze like royalty, that we source the ingredients for our clarified and brown butter.
For us, 1186 isn’t just a number. It’s a place, a community, and a commitment to quality. Every jar we make carries a little bit of that Swiss hillside magic, bottled up and ready for your kitchen.
That’s where we met Sylvain Mignot, a second-generation cheesemaker, who runs his legendary fromagerie in 1186 – where he transforms 1,600,000 kilos of milk into Gruyere AOP and Raclette des Rottieres. He sources his milk, mainly from producers in the region from St-George, Gimel, and Biere - some of the finest milk you’ll ever taste. It’s here, in this patch of Switzerland where cows graze like royalty, that we source the ingredients for our clarified and brown butter.
For us, 1186 isn’t just a number. It’s a place, a community, and a commitment to quality. Every jar we make carries a little bit of that Swiss hillside magic, bottled up and ready for your kitchen.
Our Promise
Tired of playing detective with those mystery-packed vegetable and seed oils that sound more like a science experiment than something to drizzle on your salad? It’s time to ditch the ingredient jungle and go simple!
We strongly believe that your daily cooking deserves better than bland and unhealthy refined oils or forgettable fats. That’s why at 1186, we make just two things with a single product — clarified and brown butter— and we make them with obsessive care.
Open one of our jars, and you’ll know what we mean: the aroma hits first — warm, nutty, caramel notes that make you want to dip in a spoon before you even start cooking. It’s not just butter. It’s flavor, amplified. And most importantly - your brain, joints, guts, and skin will thank you for the extra multivitamin boost (A, D, E, and K) it will receive with each spoonful.
Because when the foundation of your cooking is this good, the rest takes care of itself.
