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Plantation Rum
has outlined plans for its new center dedicated to the research and
preservation of In 2017, Plantation Rum owner Maison Ferrand
purchased an 18th-century estate in France, with plans to transform the site
into a permanent home for the Ferrand Plantation Foundation, the brand’s
foundation dedicated to the preservation of rum. This estate will become a location dedicated
entirely to rum research and education. It will include vintage documents,
books and papers amassed by Maison Ferrand founder Alexandre Gabriel.
rum, as well as unveiling a new limited edition expression.
Currently
undergoing extensive refurbishment by a team of artists, once open, the Ferrand
Plantation Foundation will welcome rum aficionados, collectors, scholars and
fans. As well as unveiling details of
the foundation, Plantation Rum today announced the release of a new expression
created in collaboration with rum collector Steve Remsberg.
Plantation The
Collector Jamaican Rum has been produced using rum made at the Long Pond
Distillery in Jamaica. The expression
was created after Remsberg challenged Gabriel to recreate the flavors of a
rare bottling in his collection, which had been out of production for several
years. Gabriel said: “I had the great
fortune to explore Steve’s extraordinary collection, sharing with him his
favorite, the mythical old Jamaica, which he asked me to recreate. When Steve finally tasted my sample, I was
nervously waiting for his comment. This extremely rare edition is my gift to my
dear friend Steve.” Just 999 bottles of
The Collector will be released in the US and Europe, and all proceeds from its
sale will be donated to the newly established foundation.
Remsberg, who is
known for having one of the largest private collections of premium and rare rum
in the world, will be donating his rare rum collection in its entirety to the
Ferrand Plantation Foundation. Within
the foundation’s home in France, a room will be dedicated to the collection,
offering visitors the chance to watch videos of Remsberg explaining the history
of each bottle and how they were acquired.
Remsberg said: “I’m very excited about Alexandre’s plans and dreams for
this Foundation. “My intention in
putting together the collection, for the last 25 or so years anyway, has been
that somebody in the future could use if for research into rum history or rum
heritage. So I’m very, very optimistic. I know that Alexandre is committed to
it, to keep it in one piece and what more of a heritage could anybody ask.”
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More at https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/07/plantation-rum-launches-preservation-initiative/
