To mark its 130th anniversary, the Guadeloupe distillery has teamed up with young jeweler Odace to create an exceptional bottle containing a blend of its finest and oldest rums.
Like almost all spirits, rum improves with age.
What is true for the nectar is also true for the expertise of those who produce it. And it is precisely to celebrate its 130th anniversary that Longueteau, the oldest family-owned distillery still in operation in Guadeloupe, wanted to mark the occasion with an exceptional piece: a bottle of rum worth €130,000.
The alliance of an old lady and a young girl
To achieve this record for “the most expensive bottle of agricultural rum ever created”, the honorable old lady joined forces with a representative of the new generation of Made in France jewelers, Maison Odace. Founded in 2021 in Paris by César Serruys and Manon Lanier, the latter designs and manufactures jewelry, entirely handmade in French workshops with lab-grown diamonds and recycled 18-karat gold. Its promise: “zero mining, zero conflict, and zero destructive extraction.”
“This project illustrates the meeting of two family-owned companies that share the same standards of quality, traceability, and respect for craftsmanship, while offering a resolutely contemporary vision of French craftsmanship,” according to a press release.
On display since February 5 at the 5* Hotel La Maison Champs Elysées in Paris’s 8th arrondissement, this exceptional bottle is now looking for its future owner. Maison Odace is offering to “assist anyone who would like to know more.”
The finest and the best
This unique piece will tempt even the most demanding collectors, combining the finest and the best. Starting with its bottle, which belies the adage that “it doesn’t matter as long as you get drunk”! It was “sculpted in pâte de verre by artist Juliette Leperlier using an exceptional artisanal technique, revealing a work of material and texture inspired by sugar cane.” It is adorned with a piece of fine jewelry by Odace, “entirely handmade” from 113 grams of gold and set with 34 carats of lab-grown diamonds.
“This bottle is the expression of our vision of jewelry: to create unique, meaningful pieces where French craftsmanship and innovation meet and form a modern language of emotion and transmission,” explain César Serruys and Manon Lanier (Odace).
As for the contents, they are also designed to dazzle their recipients: Longueteau has created a unique and carefully selected blend of its oldest eaux-de-vie for this creation. The idea is to crystallize “more than a century of expertise, patience, and tradition.”
A historic distillery that is still family-owned
Founded in 1895 at the foot of the Soufrière volcano by Henri Longueteau, the Longueteau distillery, still owned and run by descendants of the same family, is distinguished by its entirely autonomous production. All this is done in accordance with traditional farming methods, based on the use of pure sugar cane juice (rather than molasses), in order to develop rums with a strong “terroir” personality.
On its 100-hectare estate, divided into twelve plots, Longueteau cultivates and harvests its own cane by hand, before processing it on site in its own distillery.
Control over the entire process allows Longueteau to crush its sugar cane very quickly after cutting, then distill, within 48 hours of harvesting, a juice that has retained its aromatic intensity. This step is carried out on a multi-plate “Creole” column, allowing for continuous distillation.
Through a skillful blending process that takes into account the aromatic profiles of the distillates obtained, with an alcohol content of between 72 and 78 degrees, Longueteau produces a wide range of agricultural rums: white rums of various strengths (e.g., 40°, 50°, 55°, 62°), amber rums, barrel-aged rums, and aged rums (VS, VSOP, XO, etc.). The distillery also innovates with single-vineyard ranges (from a single terroir), special or limited editions, and vintages celebrating its rich heritage.
This makes it one of the most respected distilleries in Guadeloupe…
An authentic rum appreciated by connoisseurs
It is one of a handful of historic distilleries, such as Damoiseau, Bologne, and Montebello, that have survived in Guadeloupe.
A land where sugar cane has been grown for several centuries, the archipelago boasts a long tradition of rum production, which has benefited from a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).
While its competitors from Martinique and Barbados, the former with its AOC designation and the latter with its long history, are better known, Guadeloupe rum is highly appreciated by certain connoisseurs for its rich, fresh, and herbaceous aromatic signature, its long finish, and its authenticity.
Some Guadeloupean rums have won awards at international competitions, such as Longueteau Tradition, which won a silver medal at Spirits Selection.
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Featured photo: © Odace x Longueteau
