Wine Enthusiast 95
"Rich and succulent caramel and orange lead into dry flavors of chocolate, espresso, and clove. This supersoft aged rum is flavorful and well balanced, and excellent for sipping."

Tasting Notes
"Deep amber copper color with an olive rim. Perfumed dried peach, apricot, sandalwood, and spicy golden raisin compote aromas. A soft, supple entry leads to a spicy, dryish medium-full body of caramelized roasted nuts, brown spices, suede, and melange of dried summer fruits and raisin. Finishes with a warming, palate-enveloping fade of fruits, nuts, and rich peppery spices. A delicious and intriguing dark rum that will make a big impression in any cocktail with its spicy oak influence. This is a great sipping rum commonly mistaken for whiskey. A perfect compliment to a cigar, it make a huge improvement to such cocktails like Manhattan's, Rob Roy's, Old-Fashions or a Crusta. It also performs well served on its own." ~ Distillery notes

The Spirit
Aged AOC Martinique Rhum agricole produced by Rhum J.M in Macouba, Martinique
Distilled from 100% estate-grown sugarcane on a Creole copper column still
Sugarcane is crushed within one hour of harvest and open-tank fermented with French bakers yeast for 24 hours
Distillate is proofed with spring water sourced from Mt. Pele; the rhum is rested and gradually reduced for 6 months before aging
Aged for a minimum of 4 years; 3 years in a combination of new American oak and re-charred ex-bourbon barrels, and at least one year in French oak barrels of varying capacity and char level
J.Ms characteristic grassy notes demure, allowing brioche, clove, and dehydrated lemon to inhabit the nose. A palate of crme caramel, chestnuts, and bananas sauted in browned butter lead to a dry finish of hay and Lady Grey tea.
No added sugar or coloring
43% ABV
At a minimum four years of age, this expression qualifies as a VSOP agricole rumVery Superior Old Paleand shares this designationalong with its brandy-like characterwith its French cousin Cognac.

The Estate
Rhum J.M produces AOC Rhum Agricole in the botanically lush hills of Macouba on Martiniques northern point. The estate, situated on the banks of the Roche River, represents an impressive lineage of rum distillation, beginning with Jean-Baptiste Labat, the Jesuit priest credited with improving sugar production and rum techniques on the island. Pre Labat sold his 400-acre estate and sugar refinery to Antoine Leroux-Prville in 1790, who subsequently sold the sugar factory to Jean-Marie Martin in 1845. Martin converted the sugar factory into a distillery and the brand Rhum J.M was born. Today, the original estate has grown to 1000 acres, and the trademark name of Rhum J.M has become synonymous with exemplary agricole rhum and a commitment to sustainability.

Rhum J.Ms sugarcane is 100% cultivated on the volcanic slopes of Habitation Bellevue, pressed within 24 hours of harvest, and distilled on a classic Creole copper column still. The resulting distillates joyously express Martiniques unique volcanic soil, tropical humidity from the low cloud ceiling, ventilation from the steady sea breeze onto the mountain side, and the excellent drainage in the sloping sugarcane fields.