HSE Rums: The Fount of All Understanding 3/3
Read part one of the interview here Meeting between Cyrille Lawson, one of HSE Rum’s figureheads and Cyrille Mald, for a frank exchange on the production secrets that lie behind HSE’s treasures. Cyrille Mald: You said that at the molecular level, if you add water, this increase…
HSE Rums: The Fount of All Understanding 2/3
Read part one of the interview here Meeting between Cyrille Lawson, one of HSE Rum’s figureheads and Cyrille Mald, for a frank exchange on the production secrets that lie behind HSE’s treasures. Cyrille Mald: Let’s move on to the second batch: The Marquis de Terme 2, which…
HSE Rums: The Fount of All Understanding 1/3
Meeting between Cyrille Lawson, one of HSE Rum’s figureheads and Cyrille Mald, for a frank exchange on the production secrets that lie behind HSE’s treasures. We may as well be totally complicit in addressing all these little mysteries, possibly as never before, and reveal the secrets behind…
Mount Gay Black Barrel Tasting with Cyr. Mald
Mount Gay is located in the north of the island, in the parish of St Lucy, on a mount which used to be called Mount Gilboa and was renamed Mount Gay in honor to our namesake Sir John Gay Alleyne, and is the oldest of the four…
HSE: The Program of Cheerfulness
The most certain mark of wisdom is cheerfulness.¹ ¹ Montaigne, Essays These are 5 new HSE expressions, which wisdom dictates will bring you certain enjoyment. HSE Cuvée 2016, White Rum – 50° Rich on the palate (naphtha and citrus caviar) becoming enchanting (mango, white pepper). Hints of…
Tasting of 2 HSE Wine Finishes: a feat of strength
Tasting of 2 HSE wine Finish : a feat of strength - Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2005 & Sauternes Finish 2005.
Vertical tastings of Saint James vintages at the distillery
Sainte-Marie (Martinique), July 2015. Set back from the road which leads us to the north-east of Martinique stand the red cliffs, which flush the Sainte-Marie bay purple. From the barrier beach which links the island and the islet, the Atlantic trade winds intensify and, along with them,…
A very special tasting with three HSE rums from Martinique
We are stopping over on the shores of Martinique, where the coves and the sea are at times indistinguishable from one another. In a flood of light which seems almost artificially exaggerated, the sailboat whose table we are grouped around tugs on the anchor, the sails silent……
Tasting 2 Plantation Rums – Gems from the world of bars
Tasting 2 Plantation Rums: Plantation, Overproof O.F.T.D. – 69% & Plantation, Pineapple Original Dark Rum – 40%
Tasting 3 Trois Rivières Single Casks
Tasting 3 Trois Rivières Single Casks: Trois Rivières Single Cask 2004 ex-Bourbon barrels, Single Cask 2006 & Cask Strength 2006.
Tasting the Damoiseau 2008 Subprime and the 1995 Cask Strength
In Guadeloupe between the gentle Corneille ravines and the translucent waters of Autre-Bord, stands the Bellevue-Damoiseau distillery, the last rhum agricole distillery in Grande-Terre.
HSE Confrérie du rhum 2007 Tasting with Cyr. Mald
This week, the HSE Confrérie du Rhum with Cyrille Mald. It is at the base of La Maugée, between Gros-Morne and Saint-Joseph, that the HSE architectural complex was built.
Gourmet pairings with HSE rhums and Frères Lauzéa chocolates
A Martinique marriage with a thousand and one exotic flavours to discover, if you haven’t already, for your end of year celebrations! HSE rhum and the chocolatiers Frères Lauzéa are two emblematic figures in Martinique today, lauded for their dynamism and innovation in their respective…
