Quenching our thirst this Thursday is a new addition to our rum shelves: Rivers from the River Antoine Estate. The River Antoine Estate owns 15 hectares of organically grown sugarcane, located just a few meters from the beach. The cane is cut by hand and crushed with a water mill moved by an old paddle wheel system built in 1840. Only 3000 litres of fresh juice arrive at the boiling house each day. Operating without any electric power, using only gravity, the juice is transferred to metal pans heated by bagasse-fueled fire in order to concentrate. River Antoine is the only distillery left using such a technique. Spontaneous and wild fermentation is conducted in open air concrete vats, taking up to 10 days. The wash is then distilled in two magnificent John Dore double-twisted pot stills, frequently refurbished with Vendome and Forsyths parts. Coming out at 80-83% ABV, the distillate is slightly reduced to 75% ABV, bottled and labelled by hand to be sold on the local market. The 69% ABV bottling available for export is the "light" version. Grenadians are so proud of their Rivers that a famous adage around the island is "Don't say rum, say Rivers! Wild and opulent, intense and vegetal. River Antoine rum is aromatic with fresh sugar cane, liquorice, pepper and hints of smoke. On the palate, it is powerful and warm, with hints of Williams pear, strawberry, lime and hay. The finish is long and balanced, full of fresh mint, star anise and burnt rubber. Simply stunning. Now available for purchase on Whisky.SG, or from our storefront on 80 Mohamed Sultan Road #01-10. #rum #rums #rivers #riverantoine #riverantoinerumdistillery #velier #newin #exclusive #nowavailable #rundontwalk #fyp #musttry #musthave #singapore #whiskysg #lmdwsg #lmdw #riversrum @lamaisonandvelier @velierspa @riversrum