THE FAVORITE - Exploration n°4 - 51.5%
La Favorite is one of the last independent distilleries in Martinique along with Neisson. It was founded in 1842 on the remains of a sugar refinery called Les Jambettes before being renamed La Favorite in 1851. In 1909, when Henri Dormoy acquired it, he carried out some improvements to transform the sugar refinery into a distillery. . Following a few twists linked to a craze for gambling by Albert Dormoy (Henri's son), La Favorite saw its activity cease in the years 1938. It would not resume production until André, his younger brother , took it over to completely renovate it in 1956.
Today, La Favorite produces sugar cane on 60 hectares and is also supplied by small local producers , it still operates entirely using a steam engine built in 1906. Le vesou (cane wine) , obtained from cane juice fermented for a long time (up to 72 hours), is distilled in 2 Creole columns , one of which is entirely made of copper and has been in operation since 1957 and the other more modern dating from 1986.
Exploration No.4 is made from a white rum from the 2021 harvest, aged for 16 months in 8 barrels from the Navarre family cooperage. These new American oak barrels have a light toast. It was aged in October 2021 and bottled in March 2023. 2,400 bottles were produced.
