Distillery
Chalong Bay
Thai producer of craft rum based in Chalong (Phuket), specialized in rums made from 100% natural cane juice (first-press) and produced using traditional French pot-still distillation in a copper still.
- Chalong (Phuket) · Phuket · Thailand
- Since 2012
- 9 products
The story
Founded by French entrepreneurs Marine Lucchini and Thibault Spithakis, Chalong Bay began on-site production in Phuket in the early 2010s. The project combines French distillation techniques (an imported copper Armagnac-style still) with local raw material: indigenous Thai cane varieties harvested by hand and pressed at first-press.
Production philosophy
Focus on purity and terroir expression: using exclusively first-press cane juice, sustainable local agricultural practices (canes grown without chemical fertilizers and hand-harvested) and small-batch artisanal production with manual labeling and respect for the local supply chain.
Territory
Chalong, Phuket (southeast of Phuket island), Thailand
Awards and recognition
Gold Medal — San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2015
Production method
Small-batch production from 100% first-press cane juice; controlled fermentation and distillation in a copper still imported from France; for flavored editions botanicals are steam-infused during distillation. Products rest prior to bottling (minimum rest time indicated by the producer).
Distillation
Distillation in a copper pot still imported from France (Armagnac style), carried out in small batches; some flavored series are produced by vapour infusion of botanicals during distillation.
Ageing
The core range consists of white rums briefly rested (the producer indicates a minimum rest of 8 months before bottling); there are also aged/finishing expressions ('Double Barrel' and American-style variants) which include maturation/finishing in casks.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- Chalong (Phuket)
- Categories
- agricultural rum
- craft rum
- Thai rum
- flavoured rum
- aged rum
- Raw materials
- cane juice (100% first-press, indigenous Thai varieties)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- ex-Armagnac (noted in some Double Barrel editions)
- new French oak (mentioned in some Double Barrel descriptions)
- ex-bourbon / American oak (mentioned for 'American Double Barrel' versions)
- Representative products
- White Rum 70cl - Cinnamon - Chalong Bay
- White Rum 70cl - High Proof - Chalong Bay
- White Rum 70cl - Kaffir Lime - Chalong Bay
- White Rum 70cl - Lemongrass - Chalong Bay
- White Rum 70cl - Pure Series - Chalong Bay
- White Rum 70cl - Thai Sweet Basil - Chalong Bay
- White Rum 70cl - White Spiced - Chalong Bay
- White Rum 70cl - Wild Fermentation - Chalong Bay
- Rum Reserve 70cl - Double Barrel - Chalong Bay
What makes it distinctive
- Rum distilled from 100% Thai first-press cane juice
- Copper Armagnac-style still imported from France and small-batch distillation
- Range includes Pure Series, Tropical Notes (vapour-infused), Spiced Series, Barrel Aged / Double Barrel
- Production site and visitor centre in Chalong (Phuket) offering tours and cocktail workshops
- Internationally awarded (e.g. San Francisco World Spirits Competition)