Description
Rhum J.M., an exqusite rum distilled on the smallest estate on Martinique, is located in the northeast in Macouba, where the sugar cane grows on 28-degree vertical slopes in rich volcanic soil at the foot of Mount Pelee.
Due to its unique location with sea breezes, rainforest, an intense microclimate, and high cloud cover, Rhum J.M. cuts their sugar later than other distilleries. While most distilleries cut the cane at the end of February or early March, Rhum J.M. does not cut their cane until late March or early April, and combined with the environmental factors imparts a unique flavor to the rhum.
Rhum J.M. Rhum J.M. has an interesting history beginning in 1790 when Antoine Leroux-Preville purchased Father Labat’s estate and sugar refinery and named it Fonds-Preville. In 1845, his daughters sold the property to Jean-Marie Martin, who transformed the sugar refinery into a distillery and branded the rhum barrels with his initials, J.M.
In 1914, Gustave Crassons de Medeuil purchased Fonds-Preville from his brother Ernest, to add to his own estate, Bellevue. Today the Crassons de Medeuil heirs still cultivate the sugar cane to create the exceptional line of Rhum J.M., taking such pride in ownership that they have the family crest on the bottles.
