Longueteau - Constellation - White Rum - Edition 2022 - 57.5%
The Longueteau family arrived in Guadeloupe in 1766, but it was not until the end of the 19th century that Louis-Philippe Henry Longueteau acquired part of the Marquisate of Sainte-Marie , put up for auction following the crisis of the sugar industry. In 1895, he bought the Habitation Espérance to develop the estate from the status of a sugar refinery to that of a distillery. Today, François Longueteau takes care of the House, the only distillery in Guadeloupe whose owner is both the farmer and the master distiller.
Its rums are entirely from its own sugar cane. They are harvested and crushed the same day at full maturity. Following a 48-hour fermentation without inputs, the juices are distilled in a Savalle column with 28 trays.
The Constellation range pays tribute to solo transatlantic sailors, who connect Saint-Malo in Brittany to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe every 4 years. During the first edition in 1978, they were guided at night by the stars.
The white rum comes from red (R579) and blue (B69-566) canes from plots 1 and 7 of the estate.