Distillery

Rhumerie de Chamarel

Chamarel · Black River

from MUR 800 per person

The Rhumerie de Chamarel lies in the village of Chamarel, in the south-west, 300 metres above the coast. The valley has its own microclimate, kind to sugar cane, which the estate grows itself and harvests by hand, without ever burning it. The building was designed from the outset to receive visitors. Its architect, the Mauritian Maurice Giraud, used wood, natural stone and water, and set it into the landscape.

At a glance

Restaurants: L’Alchimiste
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Closed: Sundays
Booking: No booking for the visit with tasting; private visit by reservation
Telephone: +230 483 4980
Other telephone: +230 5 988 4199

What sets it apart

Guides lead the visit through the whole process, from the copper stills to the cellars where the rum ages in oak casks. It ends with a tasting of the house rums: white rums, wood-matured rums, old rum, infused rums and liqueurs. The distillery also has a restaurant, L’Alchimiste.

Highlights

The copper stills and the ageing cellars
A tasting of the house rums at the end of the visit
An architecture of wood, stone and water
Cane harvested by hand on the estate

Good to know

The visit with tasting needs no booking; allow about twenty minutes’ wait at reception.
A private visit is available, by reservation, Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 3.30pm.
A reduced rate applies to teenagers aged 16 and 17.

Getting there

At Chamarel, in the south-west, close to the Seven Coloured Earth. The approach road runs through cane fields interspersed with pineapples.

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