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The Rum Museum of Sainte Marie (Martinique - France), located at the site of the Saint James distillery, traces the history of rum from its origins to the present day.
Description[edit]
In the former habitation (plantation) of the owner of the time, the museum offers a visit to the Saint-James distillery to explain the process of development, production, and aging of rum. This tour is accompanied by numerous engravings showing the work of slaves in the sugar cane fields or in rum production.
The museum also allows to see:
Outside the distillery are also displayed:
- Old agricultural machines used in the exploitation of the cane.
- Fixed steam machines from the factory.
- Sugar cane mills.
- An old 1925 Corpet-Louvet steam locomotive that ran on the sugar factory's railway network.
Departing from the museum, a tourist train, the "Plantation Train," connects the Rum Museum of the Saint-James distillery to the Banana Museum some unit away, by following the old railway line of the distillery that was used for the exploitation of the estate's sugar cane fields.
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The "Plantation Train".
On the estate, the Saint-James rum is still produced.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ The fabulous history of rum - Special issue of France-Antilles of July 2003 (p. 36-37) - Ed. France-Antilles S.A.