Producer
Mother Mesccia
A rum project born from the meeting of Haitian terroir and Monegasque craftsmanship. The Rum Blanc is a 47% ABV Pure Single Rum.
- Monaco · Saint-Michel-de-l’Attalaye, Haiti; Monaco · Haiti and the Principality of Monaco
- 1 product
The story
The project began in 2021 on the initiative of the Principality of Monaco, with the contribution of Luca Gargano. It reinterprets Monaco’s historic mesccia, a traditional blend of Caribbean rum and European fortified wines.
Production philosophy
Production combines a first distillation in Haiti with a second distillation in Monaco. The white distillate is the “mother” of the future Mesccia range.
Territory
Crystalline sugar cane is grown in Saint-Michel-de-l’Attalaye, Haiti; the second distillation takes place at L’Orangerie / Distillerie de Monaco.
Production method
Raw material comes from Crystalline sugar cane cultivated in Haiti; there a first artisanal distillation (pot still) produces a semi-finished spirit that is then shipped to Monaco. In Monaco the semi-finished spirit undergoes a second distillation and a cut of heads and tails before reduction and bottling. The first release is an unaged white rum; experimental finishing in ex-vermouth and ex-Marsala casks is planned.
Distillation
First distillation in a pot still (Mueller) in Haiti; second distillation in a Khote still in Monaco.
Ageing
Initial release unaged (white rum). Experimental/developmental plans include maturation/finishing in ex-vermouth and ex-Marsala casks.
Characteristics
- Type
- Producer
- City
- Monaco
- Categories
- rum
- white rum
- rhum agricole / from sugar cane juice
- pure single rum
- Raw materials
- sugar cane juice
- Crystalline sugar cane (Haiti)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- ex-vermouth
- ex-Marsala
- Representative products
- Rum Blanc 70cl - Mother Mesccia
- Mother Mesccia Pure Single Rum 47% (70 cl)
What makes it distinctive
- Project promoted under the patronage of the Principality of Monaco and realized with the collaboration of Luca Gargano / Velier.
- Raw material: Crystalline cane from Saint-Michel-de-l’Attalaye (Haiti).
- Two-step process: first artisanal distillation in Haiti, second distillation and bottling in Monaco (L'Orangerie / Distillerie de Monaco).
- First release: unaged white rum bottled at around 46–47% ABV.
- Objective: provide the “mother” for a future aged Mesccia (experiments in ex-vermouth/ex-Marsala casks).