LA FAVORITE - Cuvée La Flibuste - Vintage 1999 - 40%
La Favorite is one of the last independent distilleries in Martinique with Neisson. It was founded in 1842 on the remains of a sugar refinery called Jambettes before being renamed La Favorite in 1851. In 1909, when Henri Dormoy acquired it, he made some improvements to transform the sugar refinery into a distillery. . Following a few twists and turns linked to a craze for gambling by Albert Dormoy (Henri's son), La Favorite saw its activity cease in the years 1938. It would not resume production until André, his younger brother. , took it over to completely renovate it in 1956.
Today, La Favorite produces sugar cane on 60 hectares and is also supplied from small local producers , it still operates entirely using a steam engine built in 1906. Vesou (cane wine) , obtained from cane juice fermented for a long time (up to 72 hours), is distilled in 2 Creole columns , one of which is entirely in copper and has been in operation since 1957 and the other more modern dating from 1986.
The special vintage of La Flibuste is an Hors d'Âge agricultural rum, which has benefited from aging in Cognac oak barrels , which gives this rum melted tannins, a range of roasted, vanilla and candied fruit aromas. and a liquorice finish.
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