Habitation Clément

Historical landmark · Martinique ·

Habitation Clément

Historical landmark · Martinique ·

Historic rhum distillery & museum, sugarcane fields, tastings

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domaine de l'acajou, Le François 97240, Martinique Get directions

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"A popular estate and distillery where visitors can spend a full day exploring botanical gardens, touring the distillery, and visiting an on-site museum, all while learning about the traditional processes and history behind the island’s rhum production." - Kristin Braswell Kristin Braswell Kristin Braswell is a travel journalist and the founder of CrushGlobal Travel. Specializing in culture, food, and luxury experiences, she has penned pieces for Vogue, CNN, USA Today, Essence, NPR, Architectural Digest, Ebony, and Los Angeles Times, among others. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

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"Rum Tasting at Habitation Clément The only rums in the Caribbean awarded the prestigious label Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC), Martinique’s signature spirits are made straight from the sugarcane juice and are a source of national pride. Watch the magic happen at Habitation Clément, a 125-year-old distillery. This classified historical monument is located in Le Francois, a city on the Atlantic coast. Spend an afternoon touring the verdant grounds, which encompass more than 40 acres of gardens—and visit the distillation facilities, which age 1.5 million liters of rum annually. Don’t miss the brightly lit tasting room, where you can sample varieties of white, amber, and aged rum, or the on-site permanent exhibition of superb Contemporary Caribbean Art at Fondation Clément. Sponsored by Martinique"

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A Beginner's Guide to Caribbean Rum - AFAR

"A Martinique rhum agricole distilled from fresh sugarcane juice rather than molasses, producing a cleaner, grassier, and more vegetal spirit with lingering cane notes." - Jake Emen

https://www.afar.com/magazine/a-beginners-guide-to-the-dizzying-world-of-caribbean-rum

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A Beach-to-Jungle Road Trip Across the French Caribbean Island of Martinique

"Break up the 1.5 hour drive with a pit stop at Habitacion Clement, a historic distillery known for its cane juice rum. If you’re the designated driver, don’t worry—the sweeping 400 acres of manicured property are worth a visit alone, and you can enjoy a tour before grabbing a bottle to take home."

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DrofnR

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Habitation Clément is easily one of my favourite places in Martinique. I absolutely loved walking around the distillery, and the tasting area was epic, a real highlight of the visit. And then there’s the shop… let’s just say thank you very much, I walked out with two full bags! If you’re visiting Martinique, I highly recommend going there. A fantastic experience from start to finish and well worth your time.

Sandrine F

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I definitely recommend it. The garden is beautiful, the self visit of the old factory, the house is very interesting. You can spend easily 2 hours.

Francisca L.

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If you come to Martinique, this is a must-visit. We were pleasantly surprised by the experience from beginning to end. Everything is very well maintained, very interesting and beautiful. We were there from 16 to 18 and it was perfect, beautiful light. The tasting was excellent, and we were assisted by a very friendly staff member. Of course, we took a few bottles with us. In terms of price and quality, it’s 100% worth visiting.

Sheldon B.

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We greatly enjoyed our visit. Self guided tour around the beautiful property with an audio app that you download. Download the app prior to leaving the building. Parking is free and plentiful. We spent about 1.5 hours doing the self guided tour and tastings. Our daughter enjoyed the grounds and different sculptures. To note, This property is not a functioning distillery, rather the old distillery is on display. We only visited this distillery on the island. There are plenty to choose from though.

Louise W.

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By far the most impressive distillery I visited in the Antilles, beautiful setting and very interesting!

dhan p

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We had a wonderful experience at Habitation Clément! We took the guided tour for €22, which not only gave us fascinating insights into the history and culture of the plantation, but also included a delightful tasting of various rhums at the end. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly, providing us with a thorough explanation of the estate’s history, its production of rum, and the role it plays in the local community. We also got to see the old distillery, though it’s important to note that rum production is now done in the north of the island, while Habitation Clément focuses on barrel aging and growing the fruit used for making the rhum. I highly recommend visiting earlier in the day, as the grounds are vast and offer plenty to explore. We took the 4 p.m. tour, but we felt like there was so much more to see. The property itself is beautiful, with lush gardens.

Dan, a wanderer of the E.

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It is a Rum Plantation, need I say more. This all was started by a physician named Homere Clement in 1887. After Charles Clement perfected and bottled the rhum agricole, it was exported to France in the 1940’s. They have plaques all around the place explaining what you are seeing. You even have the ability to see where the politicians met here like President GW Bush and Mitterand. With our tour group, we ran through the plantation in about 30 minutes. There is plenty to see, so if you are on your own, then expect a little longer time to take it all in. I loved the Rum Barrels as you could smell the yummy goodness. It really is interesting seeing the olde parts of the facility that is used to make the Rum. They even have sugar cane farms nearby. Though most of the Sugar Cane is gathered by machine, a small percentage is done by hand for those special rums. Near the end of the tour of the place, you enter a building where you can smell the aroma of the rum notes. There was a door open next to each station. Inside you would find what rum you were smelling and a recipe card for using it for a mixer. We were provided with a tasting and I wish I could have gotten more to take home. The store had a large selection of what they sell. Some of them even had real fruit in the bottles. I wanted the Elixir (high end), but I was only allowed the Creamy Vanilla [think Baileys with Rum]. It does make it a pain that you are limited on how much alcohol you can bring back from overseas 🥺

Natalia D.

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It worth seeing due to magnificent garden with sculptures, lovely old authentic villa, nicely furnished, which will take you back into atmosphere of old times. There is a center of Modern Art here with different exhibitions and also the factory for producing rum where there are represented all stages of rum manufacturing. For 10 euros ticket you will get an audio guide telling the story of this property making high quality rum and also free tasting of drinks at the shop.

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The Ultimate Martinique Travel Guide

https://www.travelandleisure.com/martinique-travel-guide-8630205

Habitation Clément

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25,132 Postcards · 3,702 Cities

Wine and Dine in Martinique

Photo by Luc Oliver

Habitation Clément

@afar

25,132 Postcards · 3,702 Cities

A Beginner's Guide to Caribbean Rum - AFAR

"A Martinique rhum agricole distilled from fresh sugarcane juice rather than molasses, producing a cleaner, grassier, and more vegetal spirit with lingering cane notes." - Jake Emen

https://www.afar.com/magazine/a-beginners-guide-to-the-dizzying-world-of-caribbean-rum

Habitation Clément

@cntraveler

42,481 Postcards · 5,683 Cities

A Beach-to-Jungle Road Trip Across the French Caribbean Island of Martinique

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/martinique-french-caribbean-island-road-trip

Habitation Clément

DrofnR

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Sandrine F

Google

I definitely recommend it. The garden is beautiful, the self visit of the old factory, the house is very interesting. You can spend easily 2 hours.

Francisca L.

Google

Sheldon B.

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Louise W.

Google

By far the most impressive distillery I visited in the Antilles, beautiful setting and very interesting!

dhan p

Google

Dan, a wanderer of the E.

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Natalia D.

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