Dillon XO Hors D'Age Rhum Agricole 700ml

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A delicious dark Rhum Agricole from Dillon. This rum is in fact considerably more mature, indeed, it lives up to its title of Très Vieux, or very old, with an actual age of around 8 years. Maturation has occurred in “small oak casks”. This bottling serves up notes of chocolate, vanilla, plums, dried fruits, hazelnuts, toffee, coconut, bright grassy cane and lime juice.
Distillerie Dillon is located in Fort de France in Martinique. The company was named after Arthur Dillon (1750-1794), a soldier of Lafoyet’s army in the struggle for independence, who at age 16 became a commander. Returning from the war, he married the rich widow Louise. Having bought the estate, they began to grow sugarcane on the spot. Dillon rum uses 10 varieties of sugarcane. It is grown for 2-3 years, and then harvested and crushed three times. Distillation is carried out in columns heated to a temperature of 65 ° C. Today, Dillon rum is exported to many countries around the world, and its unique taste will be appreciated by connoisseurs of spirits.