Rhum Clément Cuvée Homère Rum 88 Proof

Rhum Clement Cuvee Homere Rum 88 Proof. Habitation Clement, Le François, Martinique — the pinnacle of the Clement Cellar Master's Selection Series, featuring the highest-rated vintage rums of the last 15 years aged in French Limousin barriques and re-charred bourbon barrels, delivering aromas of warm biscuits and almond butter evolving into baking spice, a viscous clarified butter mouthfeel with pemmican fruits, hazelnuts, chocolate, and peppery oak complexity, and a highly nuanced, textured finish of wood, fruit, tarragon, licorice root, floral notes, and dry sweet brine lasting several minutes.

Cuvée Homère is named for Homère Clément, the 19th-century mayor of Le François who in 1887 purchased the failing Domaine de l'Acajou estate and transformed it into the rhum agricole producer that became Habitation Clement. The Cuvée bearing his name represents the absolute ceiling of the Clement range: a blend of the distillery's highest-rated vintage rums from the past 15 years, selected by the Cellar Master from across the full span of the estate's aged reserves.

Each vintage brought into the Cuvée Homère blend has its own unique flavor profile — the result of the specific season, the specific barrels, and the specific lot of Habitation Clement sugarcane. The Limousin barriques contribute the dried fruit, cinnamon, and French oak-derived structure; the re-charred bourbon casks add the caramel, chocolate, and spice dimension. The Cellar Master's task is assembling these distinct vintages into a coherent, extraordinary whole — one that expresses both the complexity of multiple excellent harvests and the consistent identity of Habitation Clement's Martinique AOC terroir.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Warm biscuits and almond butter that continue to evolve into baking spice as the rhum opens in the glass. Complex and inviting with genuine aged rhum depth.
• Palate: Viscous clarified butter mouthfeel delivering pemmican fruits, hazelnuts, chocolate, and a peppery oak complexity around the edges. The multi-vintage blend creates layers that reveal themselves sequentially.
• Finish: Highly nuanced and textured for several minutes: wood notes with fruit, tarragon, licorice root, floral notes, then a dry sweet brine that lingers well past what any single-vintage expression could sustain.

Specs

• Distillery: Habitation Clément, Le François, Martinique (est. 1887)
• Designation: AOC Martinique Rhum Vieux Agricole (Cellar Master's Selection)
• Composition: Highest-rated vintage rums of the last 15 years; Limousin barriques + re-charred bourbon barrels
• Bottled At: 88 Proof (44% ABV)
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What does Clement Cuvee Homere taste like? Warm biscuits and almond butter evolving to baking spice on the nose. Viscous clarified butter mouthfeel with pemmican fruits, hazelnuts, chocolate, and peppery oak. Highly nuanced finish of wood, fruit, tarragon, licorice root, floral notes, and dry sweet brine for several minutes.
• Who was Homere Clement? Homère Clément was the mayor of Le François, Martinique, who in 1887 purchased the Domaine de l'Acajou sugar plantation at the height of the Caribbean sugar crisis and transformed it into a rhum agricole distillery. Inspired by the great brandies he had studied in Paris, he applied French Cognac-making principles to Martinique sugarcane juice — a decision that created one of the world's most respected rhum houses and established a tradition now over 130 years old.
• Is this the most complex Clement expression available? Yes — Cuvée Homère is the apex of the Clement range, the Cellar Master's Selection combining the 15-year span of the distillery's finest vintages. It is as complex and complete as Habitation Clement gets.