Rum simply does not get more terroir-driven than this. The sugarcane harvested to produce this spirit was grown on one single plot on the northern edge of the distillery’s land, a place shielded from the elements by the landscape surrounding it. The sun beams on the canne mauve varietal sugarcane while a gentle wind helps cool the temperature a bit. Harvest is done by hand and is followed by a long, 80 hour fermentation. The rum comes out of Distillerie Poisson’s copper créole column still at 70.7% abv and they have chosen to have this batch bottled at still strength with no dilution at all.

This rum captures the essence and spirit of Les Mangles, the name of the plot on which the cane grew. It will make a believer out of anyone who doubts the complexity that can be captured in an unaged rum.