Dillon Rum

Distillerie Dillon is Martinique's quiet classic: a distillery with roots reaching back to the 1800s, still making rhum agricole by the island's own rules. The Dillon family established itself as one of the island's leading sugarcane growers, long before agricole became the sought-after style it is today. Among connoisseurs, Dillon is respected for a pure, herbal profile that shows sugarcane's raw character without detours.

Compagnie des Indes 2002/2015 Dillon 13 years old Martinique Single Cask Rum 70 cl 44%

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Compagnie des Indes 2002/2015 Dillon 13 years old Martinique Single Cask Rum 70 cl 44%

Compagnie des Indes Martinique comes from the Dillon distillery in Martinique. The rum is fermented and distilled from fresh sugar cane juice, after which it is aged for 4 years in Martinique and then aged and bottled for 9 years in Europe exclusively for Denmark. The color is very light golden, with a beautiful, natural aroma of floral and fruity, with hints of rubber and grass. The taste offers unique notes of peach, herbs, tarragon and mint

Distillery: Dillon
Bottler: Compagnie des Indes
Year: Distilled: March 2002 Bottled: October 2015
Age: 13 years old
Country: Martinique
Type: Single Cask Rum
Alc. strength: 44 %
Number of bottles: 322 pcs.
Un-chillfiltered
70 cl.
100,50

1pcs.
90,25EUR

About Dillon

Dillon is one of Martinique's older distilleries and belongs to the small circle of houses producing rhum agricole under the protected AOC Martinique designation. For newcomers, it's a fresh, green entry into the agricole style; for connoisseurs, one of the most respected names in the category, precisely because the style is so pure and true to sugarcane's raw character.

History & Background

The distillery dates back to the 1800s, when the Dillon family established itself as one of several large sugarcane plantations on Martinique. As many of the island's distilleries closed or were bought up through the 1900s, the Dillon name survived, and the rum is still produced today by the traditional agricole method under French AOC law.

Production & Style

The rum is distilled directly from fresh sugarcane juice using the French agricole method, giving it a fresh, grassy character unlike rum made from molasses.

Signature Style

Fresh, Grassy, Herbaceous
The rum offers a fresh, grassy character with a herbaceous finish, showing the sugarcane's pure flavour without molasses' heavy sweetness.

Facts

Destilleri	Dillon
Founded	Approx. 19th century
Pronounced	DIL-uhn
Region	Martinique
Land	Frankrig
Owner	La Martiniquaise-Bardinet
Raw material	Fresh cane juice
Aging climate	Tropical

Did you know?

Rhum agricole from Martinique is one of only a handful of spirits in the world protected by a French AOC designation, on par with champagne and cognac.

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RomDeLuxe, Rum Nation and Compagnie des Indes.