Saint James VSOP 70cl 43°

Distillery : Saint James / Country : Martinique / Reference: : 24260

Through this very old VSOP rum (four years minimum), the Saint James distillery transmits the sweet warmth of its original land, Martinique, and proudly carries the precious AOC Martinique label.

This agricultural rum from column distillation has been made from the pure juice of cane sugar.

This is the first VSOP edition of the distillery.

35,90 € tax incl.

soit 51,29 € / litre

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Features
Volume0.7 L
ABV43 °
TypeOld Rum
DistillerySaint James
CountryMartinique
Reference:24260

In the middle of the 18th century, Martinique had a very active sugar production. In the west of the island, the Fort Saint-Pierre hospital was managed by the Brothers of Charity, Father Lefébure had a sugar factory built to meet the needs of the sick, therefore a “vinegar factory” was born next to distil molasses residue. This is the beginning of Martinican agricultural rum. The Saint James distillery was founded in 1765, at the foot of the Pelée mountain, on the island of Martinique.

Initially named Trou-Vaillant from the name of the locality where the distillery is located, its difficulty of pronunciation for the Anglo-Saxons forced the Brothers to rename it Saint-James. This brand name was registered by Paulin Lambert when he bought the distillery in 1882, moreover he favored bottling in a revolutionary format, in glass with a square base, in order to make profitable the space in the holds of boats and avoid the breakage.

Today the distillery is celebrating its 250th anniversary, it now belongs to La Martiniquaise group after having passed into the hands of the Cointreau group which decided to move the site to Sainte-Marie on the Atlantic side of the island. It would produce around 3 million litres of rums per year, making this distillery the most important producer of agricultural rum on the island.

Nose: cocoa and spices with a fine woody and vanilla flavour.

Palate: roasted boxes that mingle with spicy notes.

Finish: candied fruits.