Martinique

Benefiting since 1996 from an AOC with a unique requirement in the world, Martinique (Flower Island) rightly enjoys a reputation that it owes to the exceptional quality of its Rhum. Protectionist measures issued by mainland France have long shortened the development of the island’s Rhum, which was confined to its sugar producing role. However, at the end of the 19th century, Martinique because the world 1st Rum producing island. On the eve of World War II, it hosted more than 150 distilleries, as well as 19 sugar factories. In the decades that followed, there was a long decline, and there are now ten distilleries in operation. Martinique remains the largest producer of French rum.