DEPAZ - Château Depaz - 1922/2022 - Cuvée 100 years old - 45%
The Depaz Distillery is located in Martinique , on the slopes of Mount Pelée , in the north of the island. Originally exploited for the cultivation of tobacco, indigo and for livestock, the land was very quickly used by Victor Depaz for the cultivation of sugar cane which developed strongly thanks to the improvement of distillation techniques. But, on May 8, 1902, the volcano of Mount Pelée wakes up: the town of Saint Pierre is wiped off the map. Victor Depaz, then a student in Bordeaux, learns of the terrible disaster at the same time as the disappearance of his entire family. Orphan, ruined, he undertakes to settle in Canada. During his journey, during a stopover in Martinique, he decided to return to Saint-Pierre, to the Périnelle estate where he was born. On May 8, 1917, just 15 years after the eruption, he started up his brand new distillery supplied by the 521 hectares of sugar cane he now owns on the slopes of Mount Pelée. He then built a family home, a replica of the Habitation Périnelle where he spent his childhood, soon named Château Depaz, where he settled in 1922 with his wife and eleven children. During the 1950s, the sons of Victor Depaz took over from their father. André and Raoul Depaz modernize the production of sugar cane and improve the distillery that everyone now calls the Depaz distillery.
The Depaz distillery is one of the smallest production units in Martinique. As in its origins, the Depaz distillery still operates today thanks to an old steam engine . True heart of the distillery, it provides the steam needed to activate the mills used to grind the cane, as well as the distillation columns.
This Anniversary cuvée was marketed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Château Depaz (1922-2022). The rum comes from 10 barrels from the 2011, 2013 and 2016 vintages.
