NEW GROVE Rum Aged 5 Years “Old Tradition” (40%)

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Mauritius

Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres off the south-east coast of the African continent. The country, independent since 1968, is 1,864 square kilometres.
The Dutch were the first ones to settle down naming the island in honour of Prince Maurits van Nassau.
Mauritius was occupied successively by the Dutch (1598-1712) and later by the French (1715-1810).
The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars through the Treaty of Paris. They agreed to respect the language and laws of the inhabitants. Considering the island as too small and insignificant for settlement, they kept the French business people in the place.
The French established a plantation economy of sugar cane and Rum industry following the French tradition (French oak, French alembics).

New Grove

In 1852, Dr Pierre Charles François Harel developed the concept of local distillation of rum in Mauritius, using only the finest local ingredients from his vast Pamplemousses Garden Estate. New Grove brand, part of this heritage, has been established in 2003 to produce a unique Mauritian rum that meets the international standards of top quality rums.
From the group estates covering over 6,000 hectares, only the finest canes of the best plots of the Domaine are selected. After being distilled from fresh molasses in the company distillery, the largest in Mauritius, the rums are aged in 30% new French Oak barrels and 70% old French oak barrel and Cognac barrels.

New Grove is 100% natural, no sugar added.

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CLÉMENT Très Vieux Rhum Agricole AOC – Single Cask Rum – Moka Intense (42.2%)

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Martinique

Martinique, a French Caribbean island, is mainly producing “Rhum Agricole”, which is obtained by distilling of sugar cane juice. This kind of rum is more aromatic. To produce 10 litres of rum roughly 100 kg of sugar cane needs to be processed.
In 1996, the Martinican Rhum Agricole obtained an AOC recognition, “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée’’ and is the only one so far.

Like in Cognac or Armagnac, there are strict ageing conditions & appellations:
*“Rhum Blanc Agricole Martinique”: min. 8 weeks in steel tanks
*“Rhum Vieux Agricole”: min. 3 years in oak casks of mac 650L
*“Rhum Extra Vieux Agricole, XO”: min. 6 years in oak casks
All ageing & bottling must be done on the island.
No Additional Flavor & No Additional Sugar

Rhum Clément

Rhum Clément has been established in 1887 when Homère Clément, physician and mayor of Le François in Martinique, purchased a 43-hectare sugar plantation, Domaine de L’Acajou.
Inspired by the enjoyment of great brandies while studying in his early years in Paris, Homère mimicked the distillers of the great Armagnac’s of southwestern France to perfect his method of rhum production known today as Rhum Agricole.Nowadays, Rhum Clément has 8000 barrels patiently aged in their 5 historical cellars and is a leading producer of A.O.C. Martinique Rhum Agricole, exporting to 80 different countries.
Around 8% of the volume of each barrel is lost every year due to « evaporation » (or Angel share). The aging is also unique, known to go 2.5 times faster than in Europe or Kentucky due to the high temperature and humidity.