Rhum Barbancourt
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Rhum Barbancourt is a rum producing company based in Haiti. The family business originated in the 1860s, with the product being made from sugar cane juice. Dupré Barbancourt discovered the procedure to make the rum on 15 December 1862, and began selling it for G1.50 (US$0.30) per gallon the next day.[1] In 1952, the company ramped up production, turning from a cottage industry into a major world producer of rum.
Barbancourt rum is one of the few rums that is made from sugar cane juice rather than molasses. Its products are highly regarded, having won many tastings and competitions. Its Estate Réserve is aged for 15 years.
Barbancourt's rums are marketed in 20 countries and Barbancourt is among Haiti's best known companies internationally.
The sugar cane used to produce the juice used to distill Barbancourt's rum is grown on plantations owned directly by the company. The rum is double distilled, using a process similar to that used to produce cognac.
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- ^ Schutt-Ainé, Patricia, Staff of Librairie Au Service de la Culture (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture, p. 41. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
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