No cask ageing, no colour, no detours – just fresh sugarcane juice distilled and bottled almost immediately.
Expert description
Habitation St. Etienne Martinique Rhum Agricole Blanc is an AOC Martinique Rhum Agricole, distilled from fresh sugarcane juice and bottled at 40% with no prior cask ageing.
Because Martinique's AOC rules allow rhum agricole to be sold immediately after distillation with no minimum ageing requirement, the Blanc expression retains the full fresh, green cane character that is otherwise gradually softened by years of cask influence in the house's other releases such as VSOP and XO. This makes it the purest, most direct introduction to what rhum agricole from Martinique actually tastes like.
Tasting notes
Nose
An explosion of fresh aromas with dominant notes of fresh sugarcane and a light floral touch, complemented by tropical fruit, mashed banana and hibiscus.
Palate
Clean and powerful with vanilla, powdered sugar, grassy cane, lime rind, pepper, a hint of chili, pineapple and banana.
Finish
Peppery and long, with a persistent finish that echoes the fresh cane character.
Specifications
Distillery: Habitation Saint-Étienne (HSE)
Region/Country: Martinique
Type: Rhum Agricole AOC Martinique
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Edition: Blanc
Serving suggestion: Chilled as an aperitif or in a Ti' Punch
Flavour profile
Fresh · Grassy · Floral · Peppery · Clean
Did you know?
Unlike VSOP and XO from the same house, the Blanc expression needs no cask ageing at all, because Martinique's AOC rules allow white rhum agricole to be sold straight after distillation – one of the few rum categories in the world where this is permitted.
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