Brand
Le Vieux Labbè
Le Vieux Labbè is a Haitian rum brand produced and bottled by Berling S.A. (Port-au-Prince). The range includes aged rums and commercial blends (including a 10-year) often bottled at around 43% ABV.
- Port-au-Prince · Haiti
- 1 product
The story
Le Vieux Labbè was created as a label produced and bottled by Berling S.A., a Haitian family company linked to the Linge/Barbancourt family. The brand references the family's rum-making tradition and its commercial history in Port-au-Prince; Berling S.A. states it maintains traditional production and aging practices typical of the island.
Production philosophy
To offer rums inspired by Haitian tradition, crafted and blended with attention to quality: preserving traditional aging and blending methods to produce bottles suited both for neat tasting and for mixology.
Territory
Haiti (Port-au-Prince)
Awards and recognition
2007: Drinks International Rum Challenge (category rum over 7 years); 2008: Superior Taste Award (iTQi).
Production method
Produced from sugarcane alcohol or molasses; aged in oak barrels and blended by the cellar/master blender. Production follows the traditional Haitian 'Cognac' style cited by the producer.
Distillation
Distillation in the traditional Haitian style (method inspired by Cognac-style distillation); commercial documentation references both continuous columns and pot stills/continuous stills for commercial products.
Ageing
Aging in oak barrels followed by blending for the various expressions in the range.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Port-au-Prince
- Categories
- Haitian rum
- aged rum
- rum blend
- Raw materials
- sugarcane
- molasses
- Casks and ageing vessels
- oak barrels
- ex-Cognac casks (used in some special editions)
- Representative products
- Rhum Le Vieux Labbe' 10Y 70cl
- Rhum Vieux Labbé 3-Star
- Rhum Vieux Labbé 5-Star
- Vieux Labbé Signature Blend
- Vieux Labbé 20th Anniversary (edizioni invecchiate)
What makes it distinctive
- Brand produced and bottled by Berling S.A., a Haitian family company.
- Range focused on aged rums and ready-to-drink blends (e.g. 10-year).
- Many commercial labels are bottled at around 43% ABV.
- Production and aging declared in the traditional Haitian style, with use of oak barrels.