ADVANCED MIXOLOGY
THAT'S THE SPIRIT
True to its Roots THE HERITAGE OF RHUM BARBANCOURT ENRICHES THE LUXURY RHUM CATEGORY By Michael Tulipan | Photos by Vincent Giovinazzo
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hum Barbancourt has long been an ambassador for Haiti. Still, the company also wields an outsized influence on the entire category due to its long history of artisanal craftsmanship and premium-aged rhum production.
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From its double distillation to aging in Limousin oak to the use of only sugarcane, not molasses, Rhum Barbancourt has been at the forefront of the rhum category since the beginning. In 1862, Dupré Barbancourt founded the Port-au-Prince distillery that still bears his name.