LA MAUNY - 10th Anniversary Cuvée of the Confrérie du Rhum - 56%
Distillerie La Mauny is an agricultural rum distillery located north of Rivière-Pilote in Martinique . The distillery belongs to the company Bourdillon, Bellonnie & Successeurs SAS , a subsidiary of the Chevrillon group . The history of La Mauny rums dates back to 1749 when Ferdinand Poulain , Count of Mauny, from the Breton nobility and advisor to the King of France, arrived in Martinique. He married the daughter of a planter who owned an estate located in Rivière-Pilote, in the south of the island: Domaine La Mauny. In 1820, the estate - which then only produced sugar and tafia, the ancestor of rum - developed a new production of Rhum Agricole, made from pure fresh juice from the plantation's sugar canes. A century later, in 1923, brothers Théodore and Georges Bellonie acquired the estate. Their complementarity, one in the distillery, the other in the trading, quickly elevated La Mauny to the rank of true pioneer. In 1950, La Mauny became the first rum brand to export its screen-printed and labeled bottles beyond its commune to the entire island and even to the Metropolis. The rums of Maison La Mauny have held the AOC Rhum De La Martinique appellation since 1996. For the production of its rums, Maison La Mauny uses 5 of the 14 varieties of sugar cane authorized by the AOC. It sources 70% of its supplies from small neighboring producers sharing the principle of sustainable agriculture . Maison La Mauny is the first brand to have set up an association aimed at highlighting the Island's sugar cane planters.
This edition pays tribute to the 10th anniversary of the Confrérie du Rhum and the 70th birthday of Jerry Gitany, its co-founder. This old rum was put into toasted oak barrels in December 2019 and bottled in April 2023.
