Neisson Rhum 2018/2025 - 6 y.o. - XO Full Proof no23 Chai Vevert La Maison

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 58.4% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

This single-cask XO bottling brings together rhum agricole made from sugar cane juice and maturation in a bourbon cask in Chai Vevert. The rum from the 2018 vintage spent more than six years there. Alongside its fruitiness, subtle vegetal hints and a pronounced, spicy wood note shape its character.

Cask No. 23, with a capacity of 200 litres, yielded 254 bottles in February 2025. The rum retained its natural cask strength of 58.4% and was bottled without chill filtration or added colouring. Each bottle contains 0.7 litres and is offered without gift packaging.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Intense fruit aromas, led by ripe banana, dominate the nose. Dry cocoa and an impression of dark chocolate mingle with a restrained woody note.
• Palate: The rum feels creamy and spicy on the palate. Ripe fruit accompanies vanilla and pepper, and the flavours remain balanced despite its power.
• Finish: The very long, harmonious finish allows a hint of toasted spices to fade slowly.

Distillery/Bottler:

Neisson is a family distillery in Le Carbet, Martinique. Its history began in 1931, when Adrien Neisson acquired land on the Thieubert estate and planted sugar cane; in 1932, he founded the distillery with his brother Jean. A trained chemical engineer, Jean further developed the distillery’s technical foundations. Since 1995, his daughter Claudine Neisson Vernant and his grandson Grégory Vernant have continued the family tradition. In 2018, the distillery received the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant distinction in recognition of its living craft heritage.

Neisson uses its own yeasts to ferment the sugar cane juice over 72 to 120 hours. Continuous distillation then takes place in an all-copper Savalle column, which has been in operation since 1952 and was specifically adapted by Jean Neisson. It is dismantled and inspected every year. Martinique’s warm, humid climate encourages the interaction between rum and wood during cask maturation. Neisson bottles its entire production on site.

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