Neisson L'Empyreumatique Itineraires 50,8 % vol. 0,7l Rum Agricole Rhum Martinique AOC

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Neisson L'Empyreumatique Itineraires 50.8% vol. 0.7l Rum Agricole Rhum Martinique AOC

Founded by the brothers Adrien and Hildebert-Pamphile, known as Jean, the NEISSON distillery is still family-owned today. The Neisson family is the only farm on Martinique with its own sugarcane fields. In 1932, by decree of the governor, the family founded a distillery named Carbet on the Thieubert estate. In the early days, Adrien took care of the fields while his brother studied chemistry in Paris to establish a foundation for distillation. Since then, the brothers' knowledge has been passed down from generation to generation.

As part of Napoleon's Continental Blockade in 1806, it was forbidden to continue producing sugar on the French Caribbean islands; the aim was to strengthen domestic sugar beet and put an end to cane sugar imported from England and Spain. This presented the farmers on the islands, who were already producing rum,
with a challenge, because they were no longer allowed to produce the by-product of sugar production, molasses, yet they needed molasses to make rum. There was a brief period of experimentation, and it was quickly discovered that it could also be made directly from pressed sugarcane juice. With the advantage that the minerals stored by the sugarcane in the stalk and therefore also in the juice
were also reflected in the flavor of the rhum, known as terroir. Over time, together with additional rules, this became Rhum Agricole: No added sugar is allowed.   No artificial coloring. Fresh sugarcane juice must be used. Processing no later than 24h after harvest. Oak barrels or stainless steel tanks must be used for aging

At NEISSON, barrel aging takes place directly and exclusively on Martinique,
so it is a tropically aged rhum. The basic structure of the distillate is
clearly present at all age levels; NEISSON works with different
alcohol profiles to tease out the various aromas from the barrel, a
exciting and unique way (in the entire Caribbean) to age rhum.

The sugarcane is grown on the northern Caribbean terroir, whose
soils are only slightly developed, on volcanic pumice from the Pelee Mountains, with a sandy-clay texture. These plots are characterized
by strong sunlight and low rainfall, with a very
high day temperature range during Lent (harvest time). The
minerality of the soils is reflected in the aroma of the rhum.

Sweet grass (like corn, wheat, oats, etc.) has been cultivated by humans since around 5000 BC, initially as a fodder crop and later used as a source of sweetness. From three
places in the world (Papua New Guinea, South China, and India), the journey westward begins via the Silk Road, finally reaching the Mediterranean around 500 AD. On his third voyage, Christopher Columbus successfully brought cuttings of this plant with him, and thus began its triumphant spread throughout Central America. The three bases for rum production are obtained from sugarcane: fresh sugarcane juice, sugarcane syrup (Virgin Cane Honey or Melao), or molasses. One of these bases is fermented and distilled. If distillation takes place at least twice, it is called rum; before that it is aguardiente (firewater), which is then aged in wooden barrels. In the wooden barrels, the rum gains additional aromas; depending on where it is stored, this is referred to as tropical aging (in an island climate at sea level), temperate aging (near the place of production and often well above sea level), or continental aging (transported, for example, to Europe). After aging, the liquid is reduced to the chosen drinking strength and bottled

NEISSON is a small rum distillery in Le Carbet in the northwest of the island of Martinique, approximately ten kilometers south of the old capital Saint Pierre and within sight of the Mont Pelée volcano. The distillery lies only a few hundred meters from the sea and is picturesquely surrounded by sugarcane fields. NEISSON is, alongside La Favorite in Fort de France, the only family-owned distillery on Martinique.


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