Habitation du Simon A1710 La Perle Fine 2022

A1710 is the rum label of Habitation du Simon on Martinique, and this Perle Fine is white agricole pushed to its most concentrated. Bottled unsweetened and unaged at a forceful 67.5%, it is built to showcase the raw character of fresh-pressed cane juice rather than any cask influence.

Distilled on a creole column still, the design that keeps grassy and vegetal congeners in the spirit, it is unmistakably agricole from the first nosing: sugarcane, lime and a fresh, intense lift. The palate is strong and warm with a grassy, herbaceous drive, and the finish stays oily and fresh with cut grass and cane sap. The high proof reads as a feature here, concentrating the herbaceous attack and the lime that practically begs for a wedge and a touch of sugar. A vivid, uncompromising white for agricole devotees.