THE BAY OF TREASURES

The rum distillery on the rise! Based in La Trinité, Baie des Trésors is the name of a bay located on the magnificent Caravelle peninsula. Legend has it that a treasure was lost by a Spanish ship in the depths of this bay. Today, that treasure has reappeared in the form of a new rum distillery on the Galion farm. Since 1849, when the farm was acquired by a certain Eugène Eustache, it has supplied sugar cane to the island's only remaining sugar refinery, the Galion. With 750 hectares planted, it is Martinique's leading sugarcane producer. The idea of creating an agricultural rum was a natural one. Its terroir stretches across the entire Caravelle peninsula. And that's exactly what makes this new rum distillery so special: Baie des Trésors produces 100% parcel-by-parcel rhum de terroir, using only cane from the Galion estate. Each plot of cane is clearly identified. Cuvées are made from cane grown on the same plots, which have benefited from the same exposure to sun, wind and humidity. Matured for thirteen months in French oak barrels, the "Fruits des Pluies" cuvée is the expression of cane from Dufferet's damp riverside plots, a full-bodied, generous amber rum. "Fleurs du Vent" comes from the dry, trade-wind-fed plots of Spoutourne, producing an amber rum aged thirteen months in American oak barrels, harmonious and long on the palate. As for "Plein Soleil", it's a single-crop white rum made exclusively from cane from the Fond Basile dry parcel, a sugar-rich, particularly aromatic rum that stands on its own (try it with just a zest of lemon, it's divine!). Baie des Trésors rums are defined as the purest expression of Martinique's terroir: no sugar, caramel or other inputs are added to let the terroir express itself fully. Baie des Trésors has just released its first aged rum, Karakoli, from the Spoutourne parcel, one of the most arid. Karakoli reveals unparalleled complexity, with a beautiful concentration of aromas and flavors. This small, particularly promising production is full-bodied and greedy on the palate, with aromas of flowers, honey and spices (cocoa, vanilla...). A real treasure that calls for more!