Habitation du Simon A1710 La Perle Brute 2021

Habitation du Simon bottles its A1710 rum on Martinique, and this La Perle Brute is an unaged blanc pushed to a formidable 66%. Distilled from fresh-pressed sugar cane juice on a creole column, it is unsweetened and uncompromising, built for drinkers who want cane juice at full intensity.

With no time in oak, every bit of its character comes from the cane and the still: an intensely vegetal, peppery and spicy nose, a dry palate of vegetal cane, sugarcane and considerable alcohol, and a finish of grass, spice and warmth. An earthy, almost truffled, mushroom-and-dried-herb depth runs beneath the fresh cane, the house signature, though the sheer power means it can read sharp and metallic taken neat without care. This is a Ti Punch weapon first and foremost, where lime and cane syrup harness its strength. A demanding, characterful high-proof blanc for experienced agricole drinkers.