Imagine you are on the tropical island of Martinique in the French West Indies. The air is soft and tinged with salt. Puffs of volcanic ash sometimes exhale from Mt. Pelée. The earth is dark black from lava flows that give the earth a very specific terroir. No other place on earth has soil quite ...
For the first time in five years, Rhum Clément—the world’s leading producer of Martinique’s rhum agricole (rum, primarily from the French West Indies, that has been distilled from fresh sugarcane juice rather than molasses)—has introduced a new aged rum. Rhum Clément 10 Year Old Grand Réserve Très Vieux ($70) is a blend of rums that ...
Tasting Notes Extremely Smooth. Clément 1970 is the impossibly deep shade of brown that finely polished copper takes on a few days after a patina begins to develop, or that a vintage rhum aged for more than two decades exhibits if well-tended. I’m shaking while preparing to open Clément 1970, the most expensive bottle of rum ever ...
This is a take on the classic Martinique drink, Ti Punch, which is short for "petit punch." (Beware: It packs more than a little punch.) Using honey syrup instead of the usual simple syrup makes this version richer, more lush and darker. The original recipe calls for white rhum agricole (from Martinique), such as Clement Rhum Blanc or Neisson Blanc, ...
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Build in glass in order listed. Add ice. Stir approximately 20 times. Express orange peel over cocktail and enjoy!
The rum world is a place of multifaceted beauty, and one of the more captivating styles of the spirit is the category of rhum agricole, traditionally made in the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe...
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