Spiribam adds Another Rum Distillery to Portfolio

Saint-Maurice (La Belle Cabresse) from French Guiana

The French spirits company Spiribam recently added the Saint-Maurice rum distillery and associated brands to a rapidly expanding portfolio. The Saint-Maurice distillery is in French Guiana and makes the La Belle Cabresse, La Cayennaise, and Cœur de Chauffe brands, all based on cane juice as their source material. Saint-Maurice is now a sister distillery to Fonds-Préville on Martinique (home of the Rhum J.M and Rhum Clément brands) and St. Lucia Distillers (home of the Chairman’s Reserve, Admiral Rodney, and Bounty brands.)

Per a French-language article, Spiribam has also committed to helping rebuild the sugarcane sector in French Guiana, as Saint-Maurice depends on fresh cane juice for its rum. The distillery’s annual output is stated at 800,000 liters. Assuming that value is at 55% ABV (as the French usually state it), this equals 440,000 LAA.

With the acquisition, Spiribam’s rum brand portfolio now consists of the following:

• Rhum J.M (Martinique)

• Rhum Clément (Martinique)

• Chairman’s Reserve (St. Lucia)

• Admiral Rodney (St. Lucia)

• Bounty (St. Lucia)

• Arcane (Mauritius)

• Beach House (Mauritius)

• La Belle Cabresse (French Guiana)

• La Cayennaise (French Guiana)

• Cœur de Chauffe (French Guiana)

In addition to its expanding rum portfolio, Spiribam recently acquired the Cartron brand of liqueurs.