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Montebello Cuvee the Bolokos Spirit of 76

Lot: 6031005

Montebello Cuvee the Bolokos Spirit of 76

Winning Bid: £230

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Carrere
Age: 
N/A
Vintage: 
n/a
Region: 
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
76%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
Production method: 
TWO-COLUMN STILL
Base: 
pure canne rouge juice
product Details

Montebello Cuvee the Bolokos Spirit of 76

More commonly referred to as Montebello after its flagship rum brand, the Carrere distillery is located in Petit Bourg on the Basse-Terre island of the Guadeloupe archipelago. Established in 1930, it is a small operation run by the Marsolle family, and buys in sugarcane from local farmers to supplement the fifteen hectares of plantation that it owns. Carrere operates a two-column copper still, and its spirit runs at around 85% ABV, unusually high for the production of agricole in the region. Due to a government enforced quota system, the distillery is allowed to sell 350,000 litres of rum per year, but rarely operates at such a capacity.

Titled Cuvee the Bolokos (and we have heard that it is), this is a still strength rhum agricole. It was distilled from a wash of freshly suqeezed Canne Rouge sugarcane.

The 76 is a reference to the still strength at which the batch was ran off at. In this case 76% ABV.

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