Rivière des Créoles - Old Rum - Vintage 2016 - Single Cask - 49.2%
Rivière des Créoles is a collaboration between Stéphane L'Éveillé , a native Mauritian, and Distillerie Saint Aubin . The Saint Aubin estate is located in Savanne, Mauritius . It brings together an old residence of colonial architecture dating from the 19th century, a vanilla plantation, a tropical flower greenhouse and a rum factory . The sugar cane plantation on the estate dates from 1819.
This old rum is made from R-579 canes, distilled in a pot still in 2016 . It is aged for 4 years in ex-Cognac barrels and 2 years in ex-Bourbon barrels . 366 bottles were produced.