LA FAVORITE - Vintage 2018 - 6 years old - Bottled March 2025 - 46% - Clos des Spiritueux
The La Favorite distillery, one of the last family-owned and independent distilleries in Martinique, has embodied since 1905 an exceptional artisanal tradition around agricole rum. Located in the heart of Fort-de-France, it still operates today thanks to an authentic classified steam engine, a symbol of preserved know-how passed down from generation to generation. La Favorite stands out through a parcel-based approach, rigorous work on sugar cane, and distillation in a Creole column still, offering rums of remarkable purity and a strong terroir identity. The vintages hold a special place: each harvest year is isolated, aged separately, then bottled individually, reflecting the transparency and richness of the Martinican terroir. The 2018 Vintage, bottled in March 2025, is part of the heritage of rare, authentic, and sought-after cuvées, revealing all the complexity of a rum patiently matured for six years under tropical climate, available exclusively on Clos des Spiritueux.
La Favorite Vintage 2018 46% is made from pure freshly pressed cane juice, quickly fermented to preserve all the vibrant vegetal aromas. Distilled in the purest Martinican tradition in a copper Creole column still, the distillate is then aged in oak barrels carefully selected for their ability to offer structure, roundness, and complexity, without ever masking the agricultural character of the rum. For six years, this rum improves under the heat and humidity of the Martinican climate, gradually concentrating its aromas, gaining depth and breadth. The March 2025 bottling captures the moment when the cellar master considers the perfect balance has been reached. Bottled at 46%, this vintage intensely preserves the aromatic richness of its aging while delivering a silky, precise, and elegant texture. A true rare piece of rum heritage, it wonderfully illustrates the vision of vintage according to the La Favorite distillery, now available on Clos des Spiritueux for lovers of exceptional rum.
On tasting, La Favorite Vintage 2018 reveals a superb golden amber robe with copper reflections. The nose opens intensely on notes of dried fruits, ripe prune, dried flowers, and honey, enhanced by subtle woody nuances, natural vanilla, and blond tobacco. On the palate, the attack is ample, generous, and harmonious, carried by a velvety texture where candied fruits, orange peel, blond caramel, and delicate spices mingle. The structure remains lively, enhanced by a freshness typical of Martinican cane, perfectly balancing the wood aromas. The finish stretches long, elegant, and persistent, with notes of delicate cocoa, roasted nuts, toasted oak, and a refined saline touch that prolongs the tasting pleasure. To be savored neat, slightly aerated in the glass, this vintage rum will elevate a dark chocolate dessert, an exotic fruit tart, roasted spiced pineapple, or pair perfectly with a premium cigar for tasting spirit enthusiasts. Find this treasure of authenticity on Clos des Spiritueux, your reference for purchasing exceptional rums online.
