Barrel in Plantation Rum aging warehouse, Cognac, France. September 2015
Barrel detail, Plantation Rum, Cognac, France. 2015
Plantation Barbados rum barrels in the warehouse, Cognac, France
Chateau De L'yeuse, Cognac.
Chateau De L'yeuse.
Large cognac vats (fourdres) that are now used for aging Plantation Barbados rum.
These large aging vessels previously held Cognac, but now that they have been assigned to aging rum, they can only be used for that purpose.
Suzanne Long amongst the rum aging vats.
Thick stone walls keep the aging areas cool.
Barrel samples to taste in the warehouse
Guillaume LAMY explains the flavors produced from the double barrel aging process