Clément Canne Bleue 2023

Clement Canne Bleue is a Martinique blanc built from a single cane variety, blue cane, distilled from fresh sugarcane juice at the 300 year old Clement estate. With AOC Martinique status and bottled at 50% from a 2023 harvest, it is an unaged white that leans on finesse rather than power, the cane variety itself part of the story.

The creole column keeps the vegetal congeners intact, so the nose is intense on sugarcane, florals and citrus. The palate stays cane-forward and vegetal with grass and a round, faintly sweet impression that comes from the spirit rather than any additive, finishing floral and fresh with lime, mango and citrus over a light peppery kick. It is bright and balanced, the freshness and snap that mark a good agricole blanc all present. Neat it shows the cane and florals, and it makes a clean, lively Ti' Punch.