Rhum Clément Cuvée Homère Rhum Agricole Vieux
Rhum Clément · Habitation Clément
Cuvée Homère is Clément's tribute to founder Homère Clément, and it showcases what extended aging does to quality rhum agricole. The cane character remains at the foundation, but the oak and oxidative aging add layers that rival fine cognac in complexity. This is a sipping rum that demands — and rewards — your full attention.
Nose
Sugarcane and tropical fruit open the nose — ripe banana and mango — followed by toasted oak, dark chocolate, and dried fruit. A faint coffee note lingers underneath, with vanilla and warm spice.
Palate
Full-bodied and richly textured. The agricole grassiness is still present but subdued by years in oak, yielding to toffee, roasted coffee, and dried tropical fruits. Leather and tobacco emerge as it develops, with a spice note that builds gradually.
Finish
Long and complex, with tobacco leaf, dark chocolate, and a final echo of fresh sugarcane.
- Base Ingredient
- Fresh sugarcane juice (rhum agricole)
- Distillation
- Single column distillation from fresh pressed sugarcane juice
- Country
- Le François, Martinique
Food Pairing
Dark chocolate truffles with espresso and sea salt
Named for Dr. Homère Clément, who purchased the Habitation in 1887, this cuvée is blended from aged reserves at the estate in Le François, where sugarcane is still cut by hand from the surrounding fields.
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