Distillerie Neisson
| Private company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 1931 |
| Founders 👔 | Adrien and Jean Neisson |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Le Carbet, Martinique |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | rhum agricole |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | neisson.fr |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Distillerie Neisson is a family-owned and operated rhum agricole distillery located on the Habitation Thieubert estate near Le Carbet, Martinique. It is the smallest commercial distillery in the country.
History[edit]
The Neisson distillery was founded in 1931 by brothers Adrien and Jean Neisson, and is one of the last remaining family-owned rhum distilleries in Martinique and Guadeloupe.[1] The company is currently run by Claudine Neisson Vernant, daughter of Jean, and her son Grégory Vernant.[2] The distillery's products are designated AOC Martinique Rhum Agricole.
Production[edit]
Neisson rhums are produced from sugar cane that is harvested and crushed on the same day before fermenting for 36 hours. It is distilled in a copper continuous column still to 75% ABV, then diluted with water to 69% ABV and rested in stainless steel vats for three months.[3] The rhum agricole blanc is further diluted to 50% or 55% ABV then bottled, while aged expressions are transferred to French oak vats or a combination of new French oak barrels and used American oak Bourbon barrels for aging. The company produces approximately 400,000 liters of spirit annually.[4]
In 2017, Neisson received organic farming certification from ECOCERT France for one of its sugar cane farms, making it the first distillery in Martinique to use organic sugar cane.[5] The distillery released its first batch of certified organic rhum agricole in 2018.[6]
Products[edit]
Neisson currently produces the following rhums for export, in addition to a number of rarer limited expressions.
- Neisson Rhum Agricole Blanc, (50% ABV)
- Neisson Organic Rhum Agricole (52.5% ABV)
- Neisson l'Esprit (70% ABV)
- Neisson Élevé Sous Bois (50% ABV), aged 18 months in French oak casks
- Neisson Rhum Ambré Agricole Profile 105 (54.2% ABV), aged in new American oak barrels
- Neisson Vieux, (45% ABV), blend of 3-6 year old rums aged in bourbon and cognac barrels
- Neisson Rhum Agricole Reserve Speciale (42% ABV), blend of rums aged up to eight years
Recognition[edit]
In 2018, Neisson Rhum Agricole Vieux won Best Rum in the 10th annual Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition[7] and its Rhum Agricole Blanc won Best White Rhum Agricole in the Caribbean Rum Awards.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "All roads lead to rhum in Martinique". The Tennesseean. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ "Neisson Rhum Agricole". LuxuryExperience.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Behind The Scenes of Neisson Rhum Distillery". Drink Spirits. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ "Rhum Agricole Review: Neisson Réserve Spéciale". Chemistry of the Cocktail. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ "This Importer is Bringing Back Some of the Caribbean's Best Rum". Saveur. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "Caribbean Spirits, Inc. - Organic by Neisson 52.5". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition". 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "The First-Ever Caribbean Rum Awards". Caribbean Journal. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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