Clement Cuvee Homere Rhum Vieux
Clement Cuvee Homere Rhum Vieux is a 44% ABV hors d'age rhum agricole from Martinique — a blend of the distillery's finest ex-bourbon barrels, aged 7 to 15 years and hand-selected by cellar master Robert Peronet, bottled under the strict AOC Rhum de Martinique. This is rum's answer to great cognac: fresh-pressed sugarcane juice (never molasses), column-distilled in the agricole tradition, then given the kind of long oak maturation most rums never see. A 97-point Wine Enthusiast Top 50 spirit, it drinks like liquid history in a 750mL bottle. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 44%
- Size: 750mL
- Age: Hors d'age — blend of 7–15 year ex-bourbon barrels
- Origin: Martinique — AOC Rhum de Martinique; rhum agricole (cane juice, not molasses)
- Selection: Cellar master Robert Peronet; no additives
Martinique's Answer to Great Cognac
Rhum agricole starts where most rum ends: with fresh-pressed sugarcane juice, distilled within hours of harvest, under Martinique's AOC rules — the only rum appellation in the world with French wine-style controls. For Cuvée Homère, cellar master Robert Peronet selects the finest ex-bourbon barrels from 7 to 15 years of tropical aging (where a year in barrel equals roughly three in Scotland) and blends them into a hors d'age — "beyond age" — cuvée. No additives, no shortcuts. Taste the agricole difference in our rum collection or explore the Rhum Clément range.
Tasting Notes
Dried tropical fruit, cane honey, and toasted oak, with the grassy, vegetal signature of cane-juice rhum running underneath. Baking spice and a whisper of smoke on the long, dry finish — remarkably elegant at 44%.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a tulip glass, exactly as you would a fine cognac or single malt. Water optional — a few drops open the fruit. This bottle deserves your full attention.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does hors d'age mean in rum?
"Beyond age" — a blend of rums aged well past standard age statements, in this case 7–15 years in oak.
Is rhum agricole different from rum?
Yes — rhum agricole is distilled from fresh sugarcane juice; most rum is distilled from molasses. Agricole tends to be grassier, more vegetal, and more terroir-driven.
What does AOC Rhum de Martinique guarantee?
French appellation controls: cane grown and distilled on Martinique, specific distillation standards, and verified aging — the strictest rum rules in the world.
Order Clément Cuvée Homère online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — a 97-point hors d'age rhum for the serious collector's shelf.