Musée du rhum - Sainte-Marie, Martinique
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N 14° 47.026 W 060° 59.813
20P E 715603 N 1635371
[EN] In the former home of the owner of the time, the museum offers a visit to the Saint-James distillery. [FR] Dans l'ancienne habitation du propriétaire de l'époque, le musée propose la visite de la distillerie Saint-James.
Waymark Code: WMVHFT
Location: Martinique
Date Posted: 04/21/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MikeGolfJ3
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[EN] The Rum Museum is housed in the elegant mansion of the Saint James distillery in Sainte Marie -

A dwelling dating from 1875 that was formerly the director of the adjoining factory. It was founded in 1979 and has enjoyed great success since then.

There is a very nice collection of old stills as well as various machines which allow to retrace the evolution of distillation techniques over the years.

The museum opens a wide panorama on the history of rum in Martinique. Other noteworthy elements include an impressive spear - or trigonocephalic - stuffed spear, a particularly dangerous species that was widespread in plantations until the early 20th century.

The shop on the ground floor makes it possible to pass pleasantly from theory to practice by proposing the free tasting of Saint James rums.

[FR] Le Musée du Rhum est installé dans l'élégante maison de maitre du domaine de la distillerie Saint James à Sainte Marie -

Une demeure datant de 1875 qui était autrefois celle du directeur de l'usine attenante. Il a été créé en 1979 et connait depuis un franc succès.

On y trouve une très belle collection d'alambics anciens ainsi que diverses machines qui permettent de retracer l'évolution des techniques de distillation au fil des ans.

Le musée ouvre ainsi un large panorama sur l'histoire du rhum en Martinique. Parmi les autres éléments notables on citera en particulier un impressionnant serpent fer de lance - ou trigonocéphale - empaillé, une espèce particulièrement dangereuse qui était très répandue dans les plantations jusqu'au début du XXème siècle.

La boutique du rez de chaussée permet de passer agréablement de la théorie à la pratique en proposant la dégustation gratuite des rhums Saint James.

Sources : Le Musée du Rhum

Theme:
The Rum There is a very nice collection of old stills as well as various machines which allow to retrace the evolution of distillation techniques over the years.


Street Address:
Plantations Saint-James Plaine de l'Union 97230 Sainte-Marie Martinique


Food Court: no

Gift Shop: yes

Hours of Operation:
Open every day from 9am to 5pm. Closed on 25 December and 1 January. Ouvert tous les jours de 9h à 17h. Fermé les 25 décembre et 1er janvier.


Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Museum Size: Small

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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