Domaine de Courcelles was founded in 1932 in the much older sugar factory of the same name.
It closed its doors in 1964 following the retirement of its owner.
The cellars and still were moved to Saint-Marthe before ceasing all operations permanently in 1972.
This is a sugar factory rum (made from molasses) from the Guadeloupean distillery Domaine de Courcelles, distilled in January 1972, aged in 220-litre casks until November 2003, then bottled at 42%. This is therefore a 31-year-old rum.
The rum is old gold with copper highlights.
On the nose, one discovers notes of coffee caramel and mocha, ripe fruit (banana), then more tangy notes of orange, and finally hints of undergrowth and cocoa bean.
On the palate, the initial taste is pleasant with notes of toffee and cappuccino, quickly followed by blond tobacco, candied orange, and overripe banana, before a certain bitterness emerges, reminiscent of licorice, cocoa, and damp wood.
