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Rhum J.M 1984 Rhum Vieux

Lot: 6027997

Rhum J.M 1984 Rhum Vieux

Winning Bid: £800
(Reserve not met) This lot currently has: 35 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Distillerie JM Crassous de Medeuil
Age: 
N/A
Vintage: 
1984
Region: 
Martinique
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
50%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
Production method: 
column still
Base: 
agricole
product Details

Rhum J.M 1984 Rhum Vieux

A 1984 vintage rhum vieux agricole from the Distillerie JM Crassous de Medeuil in Martinique.

Agricole is a style of rum traditionally produced on the French Caribbean islands. It is distilled using freshly squeezed sugar cane juice as opposed to molasses.

The J.M Crassous de Medeuil distillery is the oldest still in operation in Martinique. It was built in 1845 by Jean-Marie Martin on the Fonds Préville estate, established by Antoine Leroux-Préville in 1790. Martin’s rum was shipped in barrels using his initials “J.M” on the cask ends. In 1914, his distillery was bought by neighbouring distillers, the Crassous de Medeuil family, who consolidated both operations at the Fonds Préville distillery, renaming it J.M Crassous de Medeuil. The “Rhum J.M” brand first appeared in the 1980s, and the first sales of its aged rum were in 1994. Its blossoming reputation then saw it bought by Groupe Bernard Hayot (GBH) in 2002, who’s portfolio also included the Clément brand. Rather than move production to Bernard’s brother’s Le Simon distillery, as they had done with Clément, GBH invested heavily in J.M Crassous de Medeuil. This included the installation of a second column still in 2015, modelled after those used in Armagnac, boosting production capacity to around 1.5 million litres per year.

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