A1710 Rhum La Perle Brut

Volume: 0.5 litres | Alcohol content: 66% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

La Perle Brute puts sugar cane and its cultivation at the heart of the rum. For this white rhum agricole, A1710 uses juice from a plot cultivated by grower Paul Octave in Saint-Esprit in southern Martinique. The Noire, Jaune and Pen Epi Lèt sugar-cane varieties grow there among hills and ravines. The designation Cannes de Monsieur Paul Octave honours the grower and his work.

The sugar-cane juice is distilled in La Belle Aline, a copper pot still connected to a seven-plate column. The rum is then bottled at its natural strength of 66%, without dilution with water. Its high alcohol content therefore comes from distillation, not cask ageing. It is non-chill filtered and contains no colouring. It comes in a 0.5-litre bottle without gift packaging.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, fresh sugar cane and ripe fruit mingle with spicy, peppery notes.
• Palate: The palate opens softly. Candied mango and hazelnut accompany distinct sugar-cane flavours, with a full-bodied texture.
• Finish: The long, clean finish leaves peppermint freshness and delicate spice notes.

Distillery/Bottler:

The A1710 distillery is located on the Habitation du Simon estate in Le François, Martinique. Alongside its own sugar cane, it also processes harvests from small neighbouring growers. The different varieties contribute to the diversity of flavours in its white rums. Harvesting takes place by hand throughout the year, according to production needs.

To keep the juice fresh and minimise oxidation, the sugar cane is pressed in a three-roller mill on the day it is harvested, and fermentation of the extracted juice begins immediately. A1710 uses slow, cooled fermentation with selected yeasts. For its white rums, the distillery then combines a directly heated Charentais copper pot still with a small column. These rums are also bottled on the estate.

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