Pere Labat Reserve Familiale 6 Year Old Rum
Pere Labat Reserve Familiale 6 Year Old Rum is an eleve sous bois rhum agricole from Distillerie Poisson on Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, distilled from the fresh-pressed juice of four local hand-cut cane varieties and aged six years in the tropical island climate in 200L oak barrels, bottled at 42% ABV in a 750mL bottle with no additives. The juice ferments for 72 hours before distillation in a copper Creole column still, and the family's reserve keeps the cane intensity of Marie-Galante's powerful blancs inside a velvety, oak-aged frame. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- Proof / ABV: 84 proof (42% ABV)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 6 years in 200L oak barrels, tropical aging
- Base: Fresh-pressed juice of four local cane varieties, 72-hour ferment
- Producer: Distillerie Poisson, Marie-Galante
- Origin: Guadeloupe
The Family Reserve of Marie-Galante
Distillerie Poisson, founded in 1916 by Edouard Rameau and named for Pere Jean-Baptiste Labat, is the oldest distillery on Marie-Galante, working a 1,300-acre estate of sugarcane fields, aging warehouses and one of the Caribbean's oldest stills. Reserve Familiale starts with four local cane varieties, cut by hand and pressed fresh, so the aged rhum still tastes of where it came from. Shop more French Caribbean bottles in our rum collection and the wider spirits range.
Tasting Notes
Sweet bagasse and pepper on the nose, then a velvety palate where cane spice gives way to vanilla, dried fruit, candied fruit and gentle oak, with citrus brightness and a smooth, lingering finish.
How to Enjoy
Easy to sip neat, and just as good in a rum Old Fashioned where its cane character holds up to bitters and sugar. Find more mixing staples among our cocktail ingredients.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Reserve Familiale different from Hors d'Age?
Both are 42% ABV agricole aged in 200L oak on Marie-Galante; the Reserve Familiale is aged six years and drinks brighter and more cane-forward, while Hors d'Age spends eight years in cask and is deeper and more tobacco-and-caramel driven.
What does eleve sous bois mean?
'Raised under wood' — the French term for a rhum rested and matured in oak casks.
What proof is it?
42% ABV (84 proof) in a 750mL bottle, with no additives.
Shop Pere Labat Reserve Familiale at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA, and taste aged agricole that keeps its island accent.