Saint James XO

Marc Sassier chose some of the best barrels for the Saint James cuvée XO. They are small 200-litre ex-bourbon barrels in which the agricultural rhum is aged for 6 to 10 years in a tropical climate in the Sainte Marie distillery's aging chais. The barrels used in the production of Saint James XO are sourced from the most suitable areas of Martinique; once they arrive at the Sainte-Marie distillery, located on the island's north-eastern coast, they are pressed and the juice is soaked with a portion of water, after which fermentation takes place in large stainless steel vats with selected yeast, lasting approximately 48 hours. Distillation then takes place in large Créole steel columns.