Longueteau GENESIS Collection 2018

Longueteau is the oldest family owned agricole distillery still running in Guadeloupe, founded in 1895, and this Genesis Collection blanc is its rawest expression, a brut de colonne white from the 2018 harvest bottled straight off the still at a formidable 72.7%. Made from fresh pressed cane juice, it is firmly for experienced palates, a rum that demands a careful approach.

Brut de colonne means it comes off the column undiluted, capturing the cane congeners at full intensity. The nose runs sugar cane, herbs, fresh greenery and vegetal notes, the palate stays vegetal and cane driven with a peppery, limey bite, and the finish keeps the sugar cane, pepper and lime going long. Despite the strength it carries a surprisingly oily, soft texture that draws the spirit out. A powerful, aromatic blanc that rewards drinkers who like cane purity at full proof, neat in tiny measures or in a ti' punch.