RHUM CLEMENT - White Rum - Blue Cane - Vintage 2022 - 50%
Habitation Clément is located in Le François , Martinique . The rhumerie was created by Homère Clément in 1887 when he bought an estate at the height of the sugar crisis. At that time, Homère Clément was a very popular member of the Martinican community and the mayor of Le François. He bought the prestigious sugar plantation known as Domaine de l'Acajou . This 43-acre estate was considered one of the best sugar plantations on the island of Martinique. But as it was caught in a poor and stagnant sugar economy, it was unfortunately forced into bankruptcy. Homère Clément made the necessary investments and transformed one of the most prestigious sugar plantations on the island into a world-class producer of Rhum Agricole. He brought the planters back to the fields to harvest the sugar cane again, but not to refine the sugar. His idea was to press the sugar cane grown on his quality estate to extract aromatic and flavorful sugar cane juice from the first pressing to distill pure rum. Inspired by the great eaux-de-vie he discovered while studying as a youth in Paris, Homer emulated the distillers of the great Armagnacs of southwestern France to perfect his method of rum production known today as the name of Rhum Agricole. On the death of Charles Clément, his son, the house was bought by George-Louis and Jean-José Clément, then by GBH in 1986, which is still the owner today. The distillery is now closed and turned into a museum; Clément rum is distilled at the Simon Distillery located in Le François, a few kilometers away, then refined in the Clément cellars.
This limited edition of Clément White Rum is made from Blue Cane harvested in 2022 .