BARBANCOURT RUM DISTILLERY

In 1862, Dupré Barbancourt, from Charente, brought the final touch to a rum that today bears his name. Using the double distillation method usually reserved for large cognacs, it developed an incomparable rum. When he died, his wife and nephew Paul continued to produce rum, but on a small scale, for the sole family use. Paul died in 1946 and it was his son Jean Gardère who picked up the torch until 1990. Entrepreneur and visionary, he was the instigator of the modernization of the Barbancourt Society: He transferred distillery to the middle of the cane fields in Domaine Barbancourt and as early as 1952 the factory began producing rhums from sugar cane grown on its own plantation: The Domaine Barbancourt. The company became an internationally recognized producer for the authenticity and quality of its rhums. In the mid -1960 s, the 15-year domain reserve, traditionally reserved for the family, was gradually opened to distribution. At the death of Jean, his son Thierry Gardère took the estate until his death in 2017. Her daughter, Delphine Nathalie, is now the fifth generation of the Gardère family to run the Barbancourt Society and exports his products in more than 20 countries. The factory employs over 400 people and is one of the oldest Haitian companies.

It should be noted that in February 2018, Barbancourt was elected best Caribbean distillery by the American daily USA Today, before nine competitors in the region.