This prestigious rum distillery has produced its famed spirits since 1862 when Dupre Barbancourt founded the company. Later, his wife Nathalie Gardère took over the company reins followed by decades of family management. Fifth-generation Delphine Gardère helms this prestigious company that celebrated its 158th anniversary in 2020. It is the oldest company and the largest rum exporter in Haiti.  

Product Information: 43% alcohol/86 proof. Retail: $50+/750 ml bottle. Made in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and imported by Crillon Importers, Ltd. Look for the opaque frosted brown bottle with the attractive copper label.  

Bottle notes: "Rhum Barbancourt is a distinctively unique rum, pot stilled from 100% pure cane sugar juice and aged in French Limousine oak casks in a method similar to the finest cognacs. Rhum Barbancourt "Reserve du Domaine" is aged for 15 years to create an extraordinary, luxurious rum of unsurpassed quality. Only a limited amount of this award-winning rum in released from the private reserve of the Barbancourt Estate each year."  

Tasting Notes: Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve Aged 15 Years is made with 100% sugar cane juice (not from molasses as many rums are made) that is grown without pesticides or fertilizers. The rum is aged for 8 years in Limousin oak barrels, then spends an additional 7 years in American ex-bourbon barrels, which give this exceptionally smooth rum its color, flavor, and character. The color is a rich, deep amber color. On the nose, there are heady sweet aromas of honey, caramelized brown sugar, and chocolate; on the palate there are lingering flavors of chocolate, citrus, and spice. It is an elegant, aged rum that is perfect for sipping. It is also lovely in cocktail and culinary recipes.   

Luxury Experience was "In the kitchen and behind the bar®" creating some incredibly special handcrafted cocktail and culinary recipes to tempt your palate and inspire your own creations using Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve 15 Year.  

Luxury Experience - Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve
Aged 15 Years Cocktail and Culinary Menu 

The Cocktail Menu

The Culinary Menu

Luxury Experience - Chicken in a Rum Orange Sauce on a bed of
Creamy Polenta and Polenta Fries

Cocktail Recipes

Luxury Experience - The Passionate B is our nod to the passion that has been an integral part of making Rhum Barbancourt since its founding in 1862, as well as a nod to the passionfruit pulp and honey used in the recipe. The cocktail is a celebration of flavors with Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve Aged 15 Years, fresh pineapple juice, Goya passionfruit pulp, lime juice, lemon juice, and Pleasant Valley Lavender Honey.

Luxury Experience - The Passionate B

Cocktail Ingredients:
 

Method for the Cocktail:  In a tall mixing glass, add all ingredients and stir well. Pour into 2 glasses with ice and garnish with orange peel. We used large, round ice cubes with slivers of lime peel frozen into them to give the cocktails extra polish. 

Luxury Experience -Haitian Fashion muddles an orange slice with Luxardo Maraschino Cherries, then adds Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve Aged 15 Years and tonic water. Serve over ice and garnish with an orange slice and another Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Luxury Experience -Haitian Fashion

Cocktail Ingredients:

Method for the Cocktail: Add half an orange slice, cut into wedges and 2 Luxardo Maraschino Cherries to a rocks glass. Muddle. Add Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve 15 years, mix well, then top with tonic water, and mix. Add ice to cocktail. Garnish with half a slice of orange and one Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Culinary Recipes 

Luxury Experience - Chicken in a Rum Orange Sauce on a bed of Creamy Polenta and Polenta Fries
Serves 2

Polenta Fries Ingredients:

Method for Polenta: Add water to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil, add EVOO, salt and pepper, and polenta and stir constantly. Cook until thick and polenta starts to come away from sides of the pan. Spread polenta to 6-inches by 8-inches on a parchment lined baking sheet. Smooth and let cool. 

Method for Polenta Fries: Turn chilled polenta out onto a cutting board. Cut polenta in half lengthwise, then cut into fries widthwise. Dredge fries in flour. Lightly shake off excel flour. 

Heat vegetable oil in a deep saucepan. Add fries and cook until golden. Drain on a kitchen (or paper) towel. Lightly sprinkle with salt. Keep warm.

Chicken Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit/204 degrees Celsius.

Method: Melt butter in a skillet, add shallots, and salt and pepper. Sweat shallots. When starting to brown, remove shallots and add chicken. Cook until golden brown on each side. Add orange slices, salt, and pepper. Orange juice, and Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve Aged 15 years. Cover and bake in oven for approximately 30 minutes or until cooked through. Halfway through baking, baste the chicken with the pan juices.

Remove chicken from the oven. Remove orange slices to a plate and keep warm. Cover chicken lightly with foil.

Gravy Ingredients:

Method: In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with chicken bouillon and Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve Aged 15 Year and add to pan juices. Bring to a boil until thickened, stirring constantly. Keep warm on low heat. 

Creamy Polenta Ingredients:

Method for Creamy Polenta: Add water to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil, add butter, salt and pepper, and polenta and stir constantly. Cook until smooth and creamy. Remove from heat and set side while plating chicken.

Plating and Presentation: Spoon creamy polenta down the center of a large platter. Arrange orange slices, on one side of the polenta. Position the sliced chicken down the center of the creamy polenta. Top with gravy. Arrange polenta fries on the opposite side of the chicken. Serve with steamed broccoli if desired.

We hope that you enjoy trying Luxury Experience's cocktail and culinary recipes, and that they inspire you to create your own recipes.

Cheers, its cocktail time! 

Background Information on Rhum Barbancourt:

Rhum Barbancourt's exceptional line of rums include: Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve Aged 15 years (86 proof), Rhum Barbancourt Reserve Spéciale 5 Star, aged 8 years (86 proof), Rhum Barbancourt White Rhum (86 proof), and Rhum Barbancourt Pango Rhum, added and flavored (70 proof).

For more information on Rhum Barbancourt please visit the websites: https://crillonimportersltd.com,  http://barbancourt.com. 

You might also like to read our Interview with Delphine Gardère

Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve Aged 15 Years is Imported by Crillon Importers, Ltd.

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