“What is that this place?” You stroll by means of the sliding doorways, flip proper towards the rum part and your jaw all of the sudden drops. They’re all there, glowing and vivid, partitions and partitions of premium sugarcane mosaic.
We’ve traveled all around the Caribbean, and there’s nothing like this. Should you’re a rum connoisseur, it’s pretty much as good at it will get. That is Bacchus, the French Caribbean wine and spirits retailer, and right here at its gorgeous retail store in Saint Martin’s Hope Property space is the rum equal of Shangri-La.
There are a whole bunch and a whole bunch of bottles, with a concentrate on the magnificent rhum agricole of Martinique and Guadeloupe, rhum blanc and aged rhum and all the pieces in between.
Should you’re not acquainted with it, rhum agricole is the rarest rum within the Caribbean: in contrast to most industrial-style rum, it’s comprised of pure sugarcane juice, not molasses, which means it has a real terroir and a decidedly artisanal rum-making tradition. Yearly the harvest is totally different, and yearly, as within the wine world, the product is totally different.
And at Bacchus, it’s all right here: Depaz, Reimonenq, Bally, Damoiseau, Clement, JM, the names go on an on. And never simply the brand new releases, like JM’s spectacular new Cuvee Canopée, or Clement’s newest Blue Cane version.
There’s uncommon stuff right here, too: Damoieau’s prime releases; Clement’s 1970 and 1976; La Favourite’s Flibuste, arguably the single-most sought-after rum bottle on this planet proper now; and a fabulous collection of Rhum Blanc.
The latter is for the lover of the ti’ punch, and it’s a captivating journey into the varied world of terroir.
And it’s all right here: from the Dillon Ti’ Fle’ Ble’ to Reimonenq’s beautiful Coeur de Chauffeur to the colourful JM Macouba.
And it’s not simply agricole: you’ll discover an impressive choice from throughout the Antilles and even rum markets like Guatemala.
After all, it’s not simply house to rum. There’s an wide-ranging collection of all the pieces for the bon vivant, from a sprawling wine cave to a Nespresso bar to a full-fledged haute delicacies restaurant on website. And Bacchus is not only right here, the corporate has three places in Saint Martin, one other in St Barth and a brand new location in Anguilla, too.
Should you love rum, that is paradise, and it’s set on one of many Caribbean’s most accessible islands. And if you already know the world of rum, you understand how uncommon it’s to discover a pan-Caribbean store on a Caribbean island.
Proper now, it’s the Mecca of Caribbean rum outlets. (If there have been rum in Mecca).
Do you like rum? Head to St Barth this November for the seventh annual Caribbean Rum Awards, the area’s final rum pageant. You may be taught extra right here.
