St.
Lucian Rum
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In
1765 the first sugar estate on the island of St. Lucia “Vieux Fort”
of Messrs Levacher and Le Blond was established. Until 1814, the
island changed hands several times and has long been a bone of
contention between France and England. Only
in the Congress of Vienna in 1814 St. Lucia finally became a part of
the English Empire. Like in all other British colonies as well the
sugar industry of this island faced the sugar crisis of 1884-85 and
received substantial financial losses. The number of estates declined
increasingly. After a long and costly strike the last sugar factory
in Roseau closed its doors in 1962 forever. The sugar cane was nearly
brought to an end and bananas replace this cultivation almost
completely.
In
April 1971, the last two remaining distilleries merged together to
form one company. It was the Dennery Company in Dennery and the Geest
Industries (Estatest) Limited in Roseau. The resulting company was
called St. Lucia Distillers Limited. The equipping if the said
distillery now includes three pot stills and a 2-column column still.
The previous pot still rums,
which were purchased in the bulk trade for Europe, are tasting very
special and are most likely to be compared with some Rhum Industriel
bottlings from Guadeloupe (molasses-based rums). In this flavour
profile is also the influence of the two nations reflected, which
fought for control over this island island for a verylong time. There
is to the English medium to heavy body a strong French influence to
be found in the produced rums.
If I have more time for a proper
research, then I will also make a little article to this nation.
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Known
St. Lucian bottlings
(not complete)
- Berry's Own Selection St. Lucia St. Lucia Distillers 12 YO (1999 - 2011/2012), 46% vol.
- Blackadder St. Lucia 12 YO (1999 – 2012) (244Fl), 68,2%
- Cadenhead's Cask Strength St. Lucia Distillers SLJD 9 YO (1999 - 2008) - 70,8% vol. (Pot Still)
- Cadenhead Green Label St. Lucia 11 YO (St. Lucia Distillers) (1999 - 2010/11), 46%
- Duncan Taylor St. Lucia Distillery 11 YO (2002 – 2013) (242 Fl) (Pot Still), Cask 5, 52,6%
- Duncan Taylor St. Lucia Distillery 11 YO (2002 – 2013) (226 Fl) (Pot Still), Cask 6, 54,2%
- Moon Import St. Lucia 1999 11 YO (1999 – 2010), 46%
- Renegade Rum Company St. Lucia, St. Lucia Distillers, 10 YO (1999 - 2009), Chateau Lafleur Finish (1550 Fl.)
- St Lucia Distillers Chairman's Reserve Finest St Lucia Rum, 40% (Blend Pot & Column Still)
- St Lucia Distillers Chairman's Reserve White Label, 40% (White Rum)
- St Lucia Distillers Chairman's Reserve Spiced Rum, 40%
- St Lucia Distillers 1931 First Edition, 43% (Batch 01; Bottled 2011) (Blend Pot & Column Still)
- St Lucia Distillers 1931 Second Edition, 43% (Batch 02; Bottled 2012) (Blend Pot & Column Still)
- St Lucia Distillers 1931 Third Edition, 43% (Batch 03; Bottled 2013) (Blend Pot & Column Still)
- St Lucia Distillers 1931 Fourth Edition, 43% (Batch 04; Bottled 2014) (Blend Pot & Column Still)
- Selection Privée Original St.Lucia Rum 9 YO (2005/2006 – 2015) (John Dore PotStill), 55%vol
- Selection Privée Original St. Lucia Rum 9 YO (2005/2006 – 2015) (Vendom PotStill), 53%vol
- Selection Privée Original St.Lucia Rum 6 YO (2008/2009 – 2015) (Vendom PotStill), 52%vol
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