Discover our new releases for this summer

We got lots of super positive feefbacks from our latest cognac, so we decided to select a new grape brandy for lovers of exceptional rums.

To tell you the truth, at the blind taste test, many thought they were drinking a rum.

As for the tasting, this is an extremely fine, complex and above all gourmet spirit: prunes, figs and chocolate are all present.

Definitely a treat for those who appreciate a gourmand/rich, layered molasses rum !

The Domaine d'Espérance, owned by a descendant of the musketeer d'Artagnan, is located in the heart of Bas Armagnac, in the famous triangle d'or du Bas Armagnac. This terroir benefits from particularly rich soil, thanks to a vein of tawny sand for which the region is famous.

Of the four “main grape varieties” of armagnac, Folle-Blanche is the most delicate and most susceptible to disease, but also the most refined. This armagnac is made exclusively from this variety, offering great finesse on the nose. Surprisingly, its structure on the palate is more reminiscent of a baco or rum.

Distilled in 2001 by M. Roumat, an itinerant distiller in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, this armagnac aged for 24 years in the estate's Bartholomo n°1 cask, in a semi-dry, semi-wet cellar.

Distilled at a very low alcohol content (52%), this spirit has never had water added at any stage of production. This explains its richness of aroma and congeners, and gives it a rare complexity, while retaining a beautiful intensity at 49.1%.

Last release of the pack: a Port Mourant 2012. Distilled in the legendary wooden still, then aged for 13 years in first-pass ex-bourbon casks.

Forget everything you think you might be used to with this style: here, there are absolutely no soapy notes!
The alcohol is perfectly integrated, and a delicious richness is present. On the nose, praline and hazelnut lead the way, before evolving into a lovely note of licorice.
On the palate, you’ll find those same praline and licorice notes, while the signature Guyanese character comes through with restraint: hints of blond tobacco and resin, a very subtle vegetal/damp wood touch, all with controlled power.

Beautiful molasses, complex and gourmand, which should appeal to fans of Belize, Barbados and Guyana alike.

Before I leave you, I'd like to thank everyone involved in this project. In no particular order, the entire Rhum Club Paris, super designer Ami Jessica Runge, all the raw material suppliers and their invaluable advice, François Marland for supporting the project even before it began. Damien Simeon, Aymeric Constantin, without whom absolutely nothing would have been possible. The rum ecosystem in general, and all those who shared their feedback as the project progressed.

And thanks to all those who will make these vintages a success, and future ones a reality.

Benjamin Guthmann,
Founder of Spirit Gallery and Rhum Club Paris