Habitation du Simon A1710 Cheval Bondieu

A1710 is the rum line of Habitation du Simon in Martinique, and this Cheval Bondieu is made from fresh cane juice rather than molasses, distilled across both pot and column stills. At just three years it is young, yet it drinks with surprising maturity, the kind of expressive early agricole that punches above its age. It is bottled at a confident 48%.

The pot and column combination gives it body and aromatic lift, and Ex-Bourbon ageing layers honeyed spice, vanilla and toasted wood over the fresh cane core. The nose carries honey, spice and sugarcane, the palate adds vanilla, oak and black pepper, and the finish runs to sugarcane, wood and pepper. It is balanced and expressive rather than raw, with the cane still very present beneath the young oak. For drinkers who enjoy characterful cane juice rums and want one that feels grown up while staying eminently drinkable, this delivers honeyed spice and wood without overwhelming the palate.