Virginie de Pouppeville is Quality Manager at BBS (La Mauny, Trois Rivières). As such, she works across the entire production line, from field to bottle. She talks to us about the company’s environmental policy. Rumporter: What measures have you implemented for environmental protection? Virginia Poupeville: We are…
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Marc Sassier: “La Salle is a place steeped in history with stone, fire, wood…”
Interview with Marc Sassier Rumporter: 2019 was a successful year for the distillery with, in addition to its usual business, the launch of a well-received aromatic bitters and the opening of Habitation La Salle. Can you tell us about the origins of this project and its purpose?…
Distillery spotlight: Saint James – always on the square with rum!
As the market leader of agricole rums in Martinique, and as one of its precursors, Saint James offers the widest range of agricole rums currently being produced by any distillery. However, it has taken more than 250 years of history to achieve this undeniable success… with its…
Focus on the distillery: Long Pond, secrets of the phoenix of Jamaica
Despite its age, the history of this mythical Jamaican distillery is mostly unknown. Its rums were never marketed under its own name, except very recently, and it almost disappeared in a fire in July 2018. And yet it has made more than one humble enthusiast dream, beginning…
“Over 300 years experience in serving our clients” – rendez-vous with Raphael Grisoni
Interview with Raphael Grisoni by Allen Smith Rumporter: Without entering the specialist debate on the birthplace of rum, Mount Gay is in any case one of the very first rum distilleries and the only one that can boast of being documented for over 300 years. What does…
Mount Gay, the summit of Barbados
On this island, the birthplace of rum, as Barbados has been called for centuries, Mount Gay is a must-see landmark. This coral island, as flat as a pancake or almost – its highest point, Mount Hillaby “culminates” at 336 m – Barbados offers little in the way…
Luca Gargano and Jamaica, a true romance
If there is a key figure in the rum world, that person is Luca “Ruruki” Gargano! The introduction into the French and European markets of new Yardies bottled by the Genoa-based company has given us an opportunity to find out more about the love affair Ruruki has had…
How justified was the call to boycott Flor de Caña ?
Translated into English by Thomas Giraud In the light of the devastating effects caused by a kidney disease of non-traditional causes called CKDu (Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology), which has decimated workers in Nicaragua’s sugar industry since the early 2000’s, Rumporter has decided to take action with an investigation…
“Rest, Water and Shade”: Interview of Jason Glaser from la Isla Network
What we immediately liked about Jason, besides the fact that he has quite successfully campaigned in favour of the carrying out of independent research into the causes of the disease, i.e. research that would not be funded only by the industry, was his relentless efforts to put…
Interview with Ariel Granera Sacara, Head of Communications at the Pellas Group.
A former ambassador for Nicaragua in France and elsewhere, Ariel Granera Sacara is the Head of Communications at the Pellas Group. In other words, he’s top brass. Besides being a very cultured, clever, funny man, he turns out to be a Dustin Hoffman lookalike. I won’t try…
Evan Watson : “As bartenders we owe it to our customers to be well-informed on the spirits we use”
Evan Watson, a Canadian barman, led the boycott movement in 2016. He tells us about his motives. This interview was conducted in early 2017. Rumporter: Who are you. Where do you work? Personal Background Evan Watson: I’m Evan Watson, Partner and Bartender at Bar Clementine, Canada. I…
Nicholas Feris : “The best thing to do is help stop this evil”
Nicholas Feris is a multi-talentend man – pharmacist, photographer, blogger and barman. Along with others, he led the revolt that called for a boycott of the Nicaraguan brand in 2016. Rumporter : Who are you? Where do you work? Personal background, etc.? NF: My name is Dr. Nicholas…
Meeting with Marvin Gonzales and Aurora Aragon, public health doctors at the medical university in Léon
Life is beautiful in Léon, and it’s always a pleasure to return there. It is there, at the relaxing, timeless Convento Hotel, that we met with Marvin Gonzales and Aurora Aragon, surrounded by the incredible sacred art collection assembled by the owners of the hotel, the Ortiz…
Alexandre Gabriel: the reopening of the ancestral Long Pond distillery, a highly emotional moment
Jamaica… an island lost in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba and off the coast of Haiti. Colonized in 1494 by the Spanish, the island officially became English in 1670 and finally gained independence in 1962 and remains part of the Commonwealth.
Ferrand purchases WIRD – Exclusive Interview of Alexandre Gabriel
Alexandre, we’ve just learned that you (Maison Ferrand) have acquired the WIRD distillery in the north of Barbados. How did these negotiations happen and what motivated the purchase?
Laodi: Laotian agricole rhum, the dream of Ikuzo Inoue
Did you know that modern day Laos is defined as a result of its historical status as a French protectorate (roughly from 1890 to 1970, or the period of Indochina Wars) and that more than 70% of the country is made up of mountains? Well, I didn’t...…
George Washington and Rum
This statement alone could almost be used to summarise rum trade in the 18th century on the American continent.
The story of Havana Club: from its origins to an explosive success!
In less than a quarter of a century, Havana Club has become one of the three leading rum brands globally, just behind Bacardi and Captain Morgan, despite the American embargo that prevents it from entering the world’s largest rum market.
Trois Rivières: from the plantation to the still
Thanks to Rhum, this little Martinique hamlet has become famous around the world - even if its distillery has been out of action since 2004. But the 120 ha plantation still provides its sugarcane juice, and the two distillation columns are still active on the Riviere-Pilote site,…
Mount Gay, noblesse oblige
Barbados, dubbed the birthplace of rum, required a lord to play the role of its illustrious representative, a role that history gave to Sir John Gay Alleyne, particularly since Mount Gay is the oldest rum distillery in the world. And yet it could have been given many…
Interview with Nathalie Guillier-Tual (La Mauny, Trois Rivières)
Since the BBS group (La Mauny, Trois Rivières) was taken over by Chevrillon in 2012, there has been a real transformation of the rhum agricole industry, which is orienting itself more and more towards the production of aged spirits.
Meet Hervé Damoiseau of Damoiseau Rums
An emblem of Guadeloupe, Damoiseau has experienced entrepreneurial success on a local, national and international scale.
Interview with Emmanuel Becheau of JM rums
Cyrille Hugon: How long have you been working for J.M? Emmanuel Becheau : I began my professional career at Héritiers Crassous de Médeuil in July 1997 where I worked as the Commercial Director until 2002 (when the company was taken over by GBH, the Groupe Brenard Hayot). Following…
