Crude distillation

Brut de distillation" is the name given to rum bottled without water reduction, at the degree at which it leaves the distillation column or still. More commonly, the terms "brut de colonne" or "brut d'alambic" are used to specify the type of distillation method involved.

An agricultural rum is generally crude column. All rums go through this stage before being reduced to 55°, 50° or even 40°. However, more and more, distilleries are offering us rums at over 70°. It was Neisson with the Esprit de Neisson who launched this fashion for the 70th anniversary of the distillery. They released an organic version still at 70°.

Several distilleries in Martinique and Guadeloupe have tried their hand at this, including La Favorite (with the Brut 2 Colonne series), Dillon, Saint James, Longueteau with the Genesis range, Bologna with Distillat, Montebello (with the Bolokos series), ReimonenQ, Bielle and Père Labat.

In the case of some distilleries, it was sometimes independent bottlers who revealed rums brut de distillation. These included Old Brothers, with several rums from the Bielle distillery in Hampden (Jamaica), and l'Esprit, with rums from the La Favorite, Diamond (Guyana), Worthy Park (Jamaica) and Fiji South Pacific (Fiji Islands) distilleries.

Les frères de la côte also bottled a crude distillation rum from the ReimonenQ house, before it did so itself.

Brut de distillation rums are not as "brut" as their name suggests. Indeed, if they are not reduced with water, they are often brewed in stainless steel tanks for several weeks, and sometimes for several months, in order to be refined. Read less