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Rhum J.M 2004 Single Cask 14 Year Old 50cl / Kirsch Whisky

Lot: 8928

Rhum J.M 2004 Single Cask 14 Year Old 50cl / Kirsch Whisky

Winning Bid: £80

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Distillerie JM Crassous de Medeuil
Age: 
14 year old
Vintage: 
2004
Region: 
Martinique
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
American oak
Bottled Strength: 
43.6%
Bottle Size: 
50cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
Production method: 
column still
Base: 
pure cane juice
product Details

Rhum J.M 2004 Single Cask 14 Year Old 50cl / Kirsch Whisky

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.

This 2004 vintage was bottled from a single American oak cask for Kirsch Whisky in Germany.

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