Saint-Etienne Rhum Blanc Cuvée 2000

A very unique white rum which gets its alcoholic strength reduced from 70% to 50% over a two year period.

The sugar cane were harvested and distilled in the exceptional year of 2000. It is also the only rhum/rum in the world which is progressively reduced from the 70% distillate down to 50% alcohol over a period of two years. Others typically reduce immediately after distillation, and then bottle shortly after or within a few months. This technique allows the rhum to ‘rest’ and develop far longer than any other white rhum, as part of the reduction is done naturally by evaporation. It also preserves the delicate aromas and mouth-feel by reducing the actual amount of water added. Its finesse, elegance and true cane sugar aromas are really outside of the norm found in most white rums and is a rare delight. If you want to know what white rhum is supposed to taste like, you have to try it! Blancs are the local rum of choice and are best appreciated in the classic ‘Créole Ti Punch’ cocktail, but this special rhum makes a fabulous top-shelf mixer.