History 1714: The Fathers of Charity established the Trou-Vaillant Plantation, where a sugar mill was to be constructed in the bay of Sainte-Marie, caressed by sea spray. 1765: Father Lefébure established the distillery adjacent to the sugar factory. 1882: Paulin Lambert officially establishes the Saint-James rum brand, although the inaugural vintage will be released in 1884! 1890; the Trou-Vaillant Plantation is renamed the Saint-James Plantations. 1902: After the eruption of Mount Pelée, the Habitation was relocated from Saint-Pierre to Sainte-Marie. The Method The Saint-James Plantation features five interconnected mills that facilitate the immediate and precise grinding of sugar cane sourced directly from the estate, resulting in the renowned vesou. The juice is fermented in 24 substantial 480 hl vats. The estate features five cellars, each housing 13,000 200-litre barrels that once contained Bourbon, alongside exquisite oak barrels from Limousin and Tronçais that previously held cognac and armagnac. Production exceeding 3,000 liters of rum annually. A portion of the crops has been transitioned to organic farming, owing to the distillery's robust environmental commitment. The Cellar Master is a woman, Myriam Bredas, supported by Marc Sessier, to uphold the exceptional expertise of this esteemed distillery! The narrative Originally established as a sugar mill in the late 17th century in Sainte-Marie, located in the northeastern part of the island, Habitation La Salle once generated pure sugar cane juice utilized in the distillation of tafia, the precursor to rum. The restoration and subsequent opening to the public aim to enhance awareness of the history of Martinique's Agricultural Rum. Adjacent to the Plantations, the Habitation presents various visitor areas that trace the historical journey from cane to rum: from wooden mills that crush the canes and extract the juice, to the distillery, where the first rums were produced. History 1651: The Habitation de la Montagne was established near Le Morne-Rouge by Pierre Belin d'Esnambuc, the grandson of Jacques Dyel du Parquet, who constructed the fort of Saint-Pierre. Initially focused on the production of indigo and tobacco, it subsequently transitioned to sugar production. 1883: The Pécoul family reacquires the plantation and establishes a distillery on the premises. 1902: Similar to the Saint-James distillery, this distillery was obliterated during the eruption of Mount Pelée. Victor Depaz subsequently acquired the estate and undertook its reconstruction incrementally: the sugar plantation in 1917, the distillery in 1920, and a château (the Perrinelle château) in 1922.
€ 14 € 28 € 30 € 41
7 ans 18 ans 15 ans
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Essentiel € 32 Cuvée spéciale € 22 1765 € 16 millésime 2000 € 24
Cuvée La Salle VSOP € 24 Cuvée La Salle XO € 28 La Salle 1765 € 17
Single cask 2003 » Vieux « Plantation »
€ 20 € 12 € 14 € 28
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XO “prestige”
The Method It features the oldest steam engine on the island that remains operational today! The Depaz distillery is currently under the ownership of La Martiniquaise.
480 hectares of plantations situated on the Atlantic side of the volcanic massif, encompassing its basaltic fractures, as well as on the northwest coast of the island in the bay of Saint-Pierre, adjacent to the distillery. Three varieties of sugarcane are cultivated in that region: the renowned blue cane, cinnamon cane, and red cane. The distillery exclusively utilizes cane harvested from its own plantations. juice slightly diluted prior to an extended fermentation Coil cooling facilitates improved temperature regulation at the outlet of the distillation column.
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