JAMAICAN RUM BARREL
Long ago, before today's cognac ADC
definitions, cognac was aged in a
variety of barrel types, including
rum casks. Surprisingly, the practice
of using rum barrels has been forgotten
and was not included in subsequent
AC regulation. This is why we havé to
call it an eau-de-rie and not a cognac
Por years, we have been exploring
historic methods, and are proud
to be able to offer this delicious
eau-de-vie from another time.
EDITION N°3: DOUBLE MATURATION
OAK & JAMAICAN RUM BARRELS
In the attic of the 19th century Ferrand
family manor, we found a 1912
advertisement in a newspaper called
"Le Vrai Cognac" for rum barrels to sell
to cognac producers, Elle Ferrand VIII
traded his own spirits in the nearby
port city of Bordeaux, and was surely
intrigued by the "haut goût" of
Jamaican rums and the potential for
developing distinctively flavorful
eaux-de-vie in their barrels. Today,
old cognac makers still remember age ing
their precious cognacs in rum barrels
We revive this venerable technique with
our signature double-ageing process:
our 2011 vintage is first aged in French
oak barrels, and then further matured
in our own Plantation 1996 Jamaica HIC
rum casks. Distilled at Jamaica's famed
Long Pond Distillery, this rum's
tropical fruit and exotic spice notes.
suffused in the wood of each barrel;
mpärt subtle exotic nuances to create»
a truly original eau-de-vie de vin
Alexandre Gabrie