Clement Rhum XO

A golden amber in colour. The bouquet shows leather, caramel, roasted cocoa, cinnamon and clove spice with dried fruit, green apple, overripe banana, vanilla, desiccated coconut and biscuit. The palate brings dry oak tannins, dried grass, muscular cinnamon and black pepper spice with vanilla fudge, faint smoke, nuts and Crème Brûlée. A dry oaky finish showing tobacco leaf, cinnamon and peppery spice notes.

When Homère Clément, (born in 1852 in Trinité, Martinique), acquired the Habitation and founded Rhum Clément in 1887; little did he realize that he was creating a lasting legacy. After his death in 1923, his son Charles, and Charles's sons, Georges-Louis and Jean-José, continued what Homère had created at Habitation Clément. Today 18th century Habitation Clément is one of the oldest estates on the island. Bernard Hayot bought Habitation Clément in 1986, and opened it to the public in 1988. During our stay in Martinique, we took a tour of the historic house where President François Mitterrand and President George Bush held a summit meeting in March 1991, and in 1996, the house received a Historic Monument classification. Today, Benjamin Jones, a descendant of Homère Clément, continues the Clément family tradition.