Distillery

Renegade

Renegade is a rum project/distillery based in Grenada, focused on producing terroir-driven rums made primarily from fresh sugarcane juice. The brand is led by Mark Reynier and offers single-farm releases, pre-cask bottlings and some aged expressions with a high level of provenance transparency.
  • Meadows / Upper Pearl (Conference) · Saint Andrew · Grenada
  • Since 2020

Renegade

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The story
The Renegade project, initiated by Mark Reynier, was planned from 2015; construction of the distillery began around 2018 and the first spirit production was recorded in autumn 2020 (first documented distillation 21 September 2020). The first public releases appeared in 2021/2022 and in 2023 a flagship range of high-provenance expressions was announced.
Production philosophy
Strong focus on transparency and provenance: each batch is tied to individual terroirs/farms in Grenada. The philosophy aims to express differences in soil, cane variety and distillation methods, favoring fresh cane juice and field-to-glass traceability.
Territory
Island of Grenada (Caribbean). The distillery is located in the Meadows/Conference area (near Upper Pearl) in the parish of Saint Andrew.
Production method
Harvesting and milling of local cane; primary use of fresh cane juice for single-farm expressions and production in both column stills and pot stills depending on the single farm/lot. Some releases are distributed as 'pre-cask' (unaged), while others undergo maturation in oak casks.
Distillation
Combination of pot still and column still; the choice of method varies by lot/farm (e.g. some expressions pot still, others column or mixed).
Ageing
For aged expressions: maturation in wooden casks; there are also 'pre-cask' unaged releases. Some bottles feature blends from American oak (first-fill bourbon) and French oak ex-Bordeaux casks.
Characteristics
Type
Distillery
City
Meadows / Upper Pearl (Conference)
Categories
  • rum
  • rum agricole / cane juice rum
  • single-farm rum
  • terroir-driven rum
Raw materials
  • sugarcane (fresh cane juice)
  • molasses
Casks and ageing vessels
  • first-fill bourbon
  • French oak (ex-Bordeaux)
Representative products
  • Rum Études New Bacolet 70cl - Renegade
  • Rum Études Old Bacolet 70cl - Renegade
  • Rum Études Pearls 70cl - Renegade
  • Rum Single Farm Cuvée Lake Antoine 70cl - Renegade
  • Rum Single Farm Cuvée Nursery 70cl - Renegade
  • Rum Single Farm Origin Dunfermline Mango Lane Column 70cl - Renegade
  • Rum Single Farm Origin Dunfermline Mango Lane Pot Still 70cl - Renegade
  • Rum Single Farm Origin New Bacolet Upper Come Pot Still 70cl - Renegade
  • Rum Single Farm Origin Old Bacolet Josh’s Field Pot Still 70cl - Renegade
  • Rum Single Farm Origin Pearls Flats Pot Still 70cl - Renegade
What makes it distinctive
  • Terroir-driven project led by Mark Reynier
  • Production started in autumn 2020
  • Strong traceability: single-farm / single-field releases
  • Predominant use of fresh cane juice for high-provenance expressions
  • Range includes pre-cask (white) and aged releases

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