Rhum Neisson Le Rhum Pour Ella
Neisson · Distillerie Neisson, Le Carbet, Martinique
One of Martinique's purest expressions of terroir — a family distillery bottling that reads like a field of cane translated straight into the glass. Essential for anyone wanting to understand what 'agricole' really means.
Nose
Freshly cut sugarcane stalks, wet grass, lime zest, and a saline mineral note that recalls the black-sand shores below Le Carbet. Underneath, a whisper of white pepper and green olive brine.
Palate
Vivid and oily on entry — pressed cane juice, cucumber skin, and unripe pear give way to a peppery mid-palate of ginger root and green almond. The 52% ABV carries structure without heat, revealing subtle notes of chamomile and crushed volcanic stone.
Finish
Long, herbaceous, and drying, with lingering grassy sweetness, sea salt, and a faint smoke that echoes the family's traditional column still.
- Base Ingredient
- Sugarcane juice rhum agricole
- Distillation
- Copper Savalle-style column still
- Country
- Martinique, French West Indies
Cocktail Suggestion
Le Carbet Ti'Punch — 2 oz Neisson Blanc 52%, 1 barspoon fresh cane syrup (sirop de canne), 1 thick disc of fresh lime with peel. Muddle lime and syrup gently in a rocks glass, add rhum, stir once with a bar spoon. No ice — chacun prépare sa propre mort.
Food Pairing
Grilled langoustines with lime and piment végétarien; or a wedge of aged Comté with fig jam.
Founded in 1931 by engineer Jean Neisson on the slopes below Mount Pelée, the distillery remains one of the last family-run agricole houses on Martinique, still pressing cane grown on its own estate and distilling in a single Savalle-style Creole column.
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