Authenticity and quality from La Martinique Island
A long history since 1765
A highly awarded quality
4 Silver Best in Class medals at London international contest 2008
Rhum Saint James - The Story:
Rhum Saint James, from the French Caribbean Island of Martinique, are the only sippingrums dating back to 1765.
When the French King, Louis XIV, banned the sale of rum in France, an enterprising priest moved to Martinique and founded Plantations Saint James, where he produced and sold his rum to the settlers in New England. Rhum Saint James was consumed from Williamsburg to Boston, and became the most popular West Indian rum in the American colonies before the American Revolution, it has been enjoyed by rum connoisseurs ever since.
Rhum Saint James rums are fermented from pure sugar cane juice, in a continuous single distillation process, similar to Armagnac, and then aged in limousin and American bourbon cask for a number of years. Most commercial rums are made from molasses, which is aby-product of refining sugar cane into sugar
The quality of rums produced from pure sugar cane juice is so special, that the French government created the appellation “Rhum Agricole” exclusively for products made in the manner of Rhum Saint James.
Specialists consider Saint James Rum to be the finest in the world, passionately stating that “the flavour and aroma of cane is so strong that other rums taste like paint thinner after you've tried the stuff”. With the widest range of unique and specific agricole, exotic, aromatic and natural flavourings, and its exceptional old rums, Saint James is a renowned and highly awarded premium brand since its creation in 1765.
Rhum Saint James is still sold in its trademark square bottles, as it was in the XVIIth century, where they were designed as the most efficient shape for packaging and shipping from Martinique.
The widest range on the market with unique and specific references, including exceptional old rums.
