Martinique
About rum from Martinique
There are 1,574 rums from Martinique in the RumX database.
Martinique is a sunny 436 square-mile Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies; the French claimed it in 1635, and it is still part of the European country’s territory. The high-quality French standards have helped the Martinique rum industry position itself as the source of the finest sugar cane spirits. This is the only rum style protected by international law with its own appellation of origin or AOP.
The island’s exciting spirit is called Rhum Agricole. Unlike most other Caribbean rums, this one must be made with the purest sugar cane juice and not with the lesser molasses, a by-product of sugar production.
The French-style spirit is distilled to 70% alcohol in column stills with copper condensers (much lower than most other rums) and rectified to a final 40–55% before bottling. The process makes it one of the most flavourful rums in the world. Of course, using the finest French oak barrels is not unheard of on the island, which gives Rhum Agricole an elegant old-world feel.
There are fourteen distilleries in Martinique, and they produce rum from sugar cane juice in several styles. Perhaps the most coveted is the Rhum Vieux or old rum, which ages for at least three years in oak. Spirits labelled as Dark Rum or Rhum Ambré age for 18 months, and a vibrant and uncomplicated White Rum is not aged at all. The latter is best suited for craft cocktails. For French-style rum, Rhum Agricole from Martinique has no equal.
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Popular distilleries of Martinique
- Distillerie du Simon 220 rums
- Rhum J.M 177 rums
- Saint James 148 rums
- Neisson 142 rums
- Clément 137 rums
- Trois Rivières 131 rums
- La Favorite 124 rums
- Depaz 89 rums
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All rums from Martinique
- Distillerie du Simon HSE Black Sheriff One Shot, 4 years, 40% RX59
- Neisson Profil 105, 54,2% RX58
- Rhum J.M XO, 6 years, 45% RX34
- Depaz Millésime, 2002, 45% RX211
- Distillerie du Simon Clément VO, 40% RX46
- Rhum J.M VSOP, 4 years, 43% RX193
- Distillerie du Simon HSE Grande Reserve XO, 6 years, 43% RX28
- Neisson Le Rhum Par Neisson, 52,5% RX303
- Neisson Le rhum vieux par Neisson, 10 years, 45% RX198
- Distillerie du Simon HSE Réserve Spéciale VSOP, 4 years, 45% RX238
- Neisson L‘Esprit De Neisson, 70% RX1058
- La Favorite La Flibuste, 1997, 23 years, 40% RX1477
- Depaz VSOP Spéciale Réserve, 7 years, 45% RX215
- Distillerie du Simon Clément VSOP, 4 years, 40% RX84
- Neisson Le Rhum XO, 12 years, 48,5% RX89
- Depaz XO Grande Réserve, 10 years, 45% RX105
- La Favorite Cuvée Privilège Pour Lulu, 1999, 20 years, 45% RX1331
- Neisson Le Rhum Bio Par Neisson, 2017, 52,5% RX1023
- La Confrérie du Rhum Saint James Brut de fût, 2003, 14 years 11mo, 59% RX184
- Trois Rivières Rhum Cuvée de l‘Océan, 42% RX153
- Neisson Blanc, 55% RX459
- Saint James Les Ephémères - N°1, 2001, 20 years, 55,2% RX12796
- Distillerie du Simon Clément Cuvée Speciale Homère Clément, 15 years, 44% RX114
- Distillerie du Simon Clément Canne Bleue, 2019, 50% RX4664
- Clément Select Barrel, 2 years, 40% RX109
- La Favorite Brut 2 Colonnes, 2019, 73,2% RX4359
- Distillerie du Simon HSE Parcellaire #1 Canne d‘Or, 2016, 2 years, 55% RX637
- Neisson Profil 107, 1 years 2mo, 52,8% RX469
- LMDW Saint James J. Bally Millésime 2000, 2000, 17 years, 58,1% RX144
- Distillerie du Simon HSE Ragtime, 40% RX252
- La Favorite La Digue Récolte, 2019, 52% RX5168
- La Favorite Millésime, 2011, 8 years, 49,7% RX2019
- Rhum J.M, 2003, 15 years, 41,8% RX6926
- La Favorite La Flibuste, 1994, 25 years, 40% RX317
- Saint James XO Rhum Vieux Agricole, 10 years, 43% RX353
- Distillerie du Simon Clément XO, 6 years, 42% RX148
- Trois Rivières Rhum vieux de l’océan, 54% RX1607
- Saint James Brut de fût, 2003, 14 years 1mo, 56,4% RX7259
- J. Bally Pyramide 7 Ans, 7 years, 45% RX187
- Habitation du Simon A1710 Bête à feu, 2021, 50,9% RX7227
- La Favorite Rivière Bel‘Air Récolte, 2018, 53% RX2120
- Distillerie du Simon Clément Canne Bleue, 2018, 50% RX2138
- Clément Canne Bleue, 2016, 50% RX1815
- Trois Rivières VO Cuvée Du Moulin, 40% RX1931
- La Favorite La Flibuste, 1992, 40% RX283
- Rhum J.M, 2011, 10 years, 41,87% RX9882
- Rhum Chantal Comte Maison La Mauny La Tour De L‘Or, 2006, 10 years, 57,7% RX1146
- Distillerie du Simon Clément Vieux 10 ans, 10 years, 42% RX463
- La Favorite La Flibuste, 1999, 17 years, 40% RX5811
- J. Bally Pyramide 12 Ans, 12 years, 45% RX167