LA FAVORITE - Brut 2 columns - 2019 harvest - 73.2%
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 factory called Les Jambettes before being renamed La Favorite in 1851. In 1909, when Henri Dormoy acquired it, he made some improvements to transform the sugar factory into a distillery. Following a few twists and turns linked to Albert Dormoy's (Henri's son) craze for gambling, La Favorite saw its activity cease in the 1930s. It would only resume production when André, his younger brother, took it over to completely renovate it in 1956.
Today, La Favorite produces sugar cane on 60 hectares and also supplies itself from small local producers . It still operates entirely using a steam engine built in 1906. The 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 operating since 1957 and the other, more modern, dating from 1986.
This Brut 2 Colonne is the first edition of the distillery produced in 1,500 bottles . The rum is made from cane harvested in April 2019 and refined for 11 months in small stainless steel vats.
