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Montebello 1948 Rhum Vieux

Lot: 5533

Montebello 1948 Rhum Vieux

Winning Bid: £3,900
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 53 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Carrere
Age: 
N/A
Vintage: 
1948
Region: 
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
55%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
Production method: 
TWO-COLUMN STILL
Base: 
pure cane juice
product Details

Montebello 1948 Rhum Vieux

More commonly referred to as Montebello after its flagship rum brand, the Carrere distillery is located in Petit Bourg on the Basse-Terre island of the Guadeloupe archipelago. Established in 1930, it is a small operation run by the Marsolle family, and buys in sugarcane from local farmers to supplement the fifteen hectares of plantation that it owns. Carrere operates a two-column copper still, and its spirit runs at around 85% ABV, unusually high for the production of agricole in the region. Due to a government enforced quota system, the distillery is allowed to sell 350,000 litres of rum per year, but rarely operates at such a capacity.

A spectacular vintage rum, this was distilled in 1948 and selected for bottling in 1990 after a full tropical ageing by Mr A Marsolle of the Domaine de Montebello.

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