La belle Cabresse is a white rum made from pure cane juice, distilled in a column still by Rhums Saint Maurice in French Guiana.
La Belle Cabresse white 50° rum was a gold medalist at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris in 1993, 2008 and 2010.
Nico's tasting notes
Summary: Fresh and delicate cane - pepper - sugar cane brandy
The nose is fresh and delicate, very pleasant from the outset. The cane is natural, very soft, caressed by the paleness and dew of the morning. This cane awakens as the sun rises, standing up like fresh grass. Its juice warms and now soaks the reed until it becomes candied. The bark has imprinted a fine pepper in the pulp, and the accents of fermentation encourage this fuller-bodied wave. Yet the rum always returns to a natural, delicate character, but also radiant and sunny.
Aeration releases a more powerful breath, with alcohol carrying floral rose aromas. The cane still prevails, though it has definitely integrated its peppery character. This pretty eau-de-vie de canne invites ti-punch with its candied bagasse and splashes of lemon zest.
The attack on the palate is powerful and spicy, and the rum seems to quiver on the tongue, leaving a fine veil of white pepper. The taste buds are ready to welcome the flavorful sugar cane, which gives the impression of a fine eau-de-vie. The cane fiber is well candied, lending a rich texture.
On the finish, the pepper has left its mark on the taste buds, and the fermentative aromas and a metallic touch give us a glimpse behind the scenes.
"La Belle Cabresse is THE Guyanese agricultural rum, perfectly balanced and undoubtedly playing in the same league as its cousins in the West Indies..."
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