Distilled in 1952, then stored in casks for over thirty years and subsequently in wooden vats for another ten years, this rum was bottled at the Estate in 1991.
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We charge a flat fee of £5.95 for delivery if your order is under 20kg, and £10 inc VAT if it is over 20kg. Free delivery is available for orders above £120 (inc VAT).
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For Express Delivery, we will ship items the same day, provided the order is placed before midday.
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Keep an eye out for your shipment confirmation email; once you get it, your order will be delivered the next day.
We want all our cusomers to be 100% happy with their order and it is our aim to ensure that all orders are supplied to our customers arrive in perfect condition. You have the right to cancel your order at any time without being charged for the goods ordered within 14 days of purchase.
Excludes perishable or personalised products or those products that have been specified as non-returnable.
If you need to cancel an order you have just placed, you can do so by calling our customer service team on 020 8951 9840 and provide your order confirmation number and name. If you call us after your item has shipped, we will be unable to cancel it and you will need to return to us. Please email us at [email protected] with your order confirmation number, full name and the reason you for the return. Shipping charges are non-refundable. We advise you to obtain a postal receipt or send the items back via recorded delivery.
Since 1887 the production of Clément rums has been carried out following the purest traditions and most time-honored methods inherited from Homère and Charles Clément. Jealously preserved, this family know-how has been passed on from one generation to the next. In 1887, Homère Clément – at the time a physician and member of the French parliament as well as mayor of the village of Le François – purchased the Acajou Estate and started the Clément rum business. It was his son Charles who really put his heart and soul into the family business, taking a vested interest in rum production and making the Estate a major attraction for purchasers of rum visiting Martinique. Today, the “Habitation Clément” (Estate) – considered the Mecca of rum production in Martinique – is the only Creole home listed as a historic monument and entirely open to the public. Indeed, the Estate embodies the living heritage of Martinique. Only the finest and most longstanding traditions inherited from its founder are used for making Clément rums, which are produced starting from pure fermented sugar cane juice in strict observance of current guidelines regulating their certification with Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC). The rigorous selection of a wide variety of the most aromatic sugar canes, coupled with the expert know-how of the master distiller, have given Clément rum its unique personality. Indeed, a superb alchemy between rum and wood orchestrated by the Cellar Master is what gives old rums by Clément their well-deserved notoriety. The history of the Clément Estate is also distinguished by its invaluable expertise in the field of rum aging, where special “cuvées” and other prestigious vintage rums are just a few of their finest achievements. These old rums, the result of an initial selection of the best white rums, are allowed to age for many years in oak casks which give them their characteristically intense fragrance and persisting flavour, in addition to the finest and most complex aromas. During this slow maturing process, in fact, the tannin from the oak casks confers that most wonderful and oh-so-familiar amber colour to rum. The climate of Martinique considerably accelerates the rum aging process which also leads to increased « angels share ». Each year, such loss through evaporation is compensated for with an equivalent volume of rum from the same year. This is known as “topping up”. Distilled in 1952, then stored in casks for over thirty years and subsequently in wooden vats for another ten years, this rum was bottled at the Estate in 1991.
