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A rhum vieux agricole distilled in 1997 at Esperance distillery, the smallest and oldest one in Guadeloupe.
THE BRAND
The Esperance distillery, established by Louis-Philippe Henry Longueteau and currenctly owned by François Longueteau is the smallest and oldest distillery in Guadeloupe, dated 1890, overlooking the ocean and the island of Marie Galante. François Longueteau is the only farmer, master distiller and owner of a rum in Guadeloupe.
The distillery is surrounded by 70 hectares of the Domaine de Marquisat de Sainte-Marie, planted with two varieties of cane: the R 579, a soft cane, juicy, tasty and very fragrant, and the B 69.566, now famous blue cane, with which the Karukera rum is produced.
Karukera, the pre-Columbian name of Guadeloupe, is a brand born from the friendship and partnership between François Longueteau and Sylvain Guzzo, who decided to create a brand that comes only from blue cane and partially ages in fine French oak barrels. The distillation takes place in the classic creole columns, with maturation in white and French oaks.
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