Neisson Le Bio  -  Rhum Blanc Agricole 52%  -  Martinique

This is rum with roots - literally. Neisson Le Bio is not just an organic-certified agricole; it's a declaration of intent from one of Martinique's most respected distilleries. A bold, green shout into a world of over-processed spirits, this 52% white rum is unvarnished, elemental, and alive with terroir. It's not here to please everyone. It's here to tell the truth.

Let's set the stage: Neisson, nestled in Le Carbet on the northern coast of Martinique, is a boutique, family-owned outfit - fiercely independent, uncompromising in craft. They've long championed traditional agricole methods, but with Le Bio, they took it one step further: farming their own estate cane organically, without pesticides or synthetic fertilisers, and allowing nature to lead the dance. The result is a rum that captures not just the cane, but the soil, the rain, the island itself.

Bottled at 52% ABV, it lands in the same expressive zone as their classic blanc, but with a slightly different energy - wilder, greener, more rustic in the best way. The nose bursts open with fresh-cut grass, crushed herbs, cucumber skin, and sea mist. There's a dry minerality here - almost chalky - like walking through a wet sugarcane field after a storm. Hints of fennel, lime blossom, and something softly earthy underneath. It's fragrant, but grounded.

On the palate, it's a raw, vegetal charge. Bone-dry entry, followed by bitter citrus peel, white pepper, fresh anise, and that distinctive agricole funk - think cane stalk, not molasses. There's no sweetness here, no tricks. Just structure, intensity, and purity. The finish is long and flinty, with a lovely mouth-coating texture that lingers like good jazz.

How to drink it? The Ti' Punch is sacred here, and Le Bio takes it to church. Use a raw sugar syrup or even dehydrated cane juice for the truest experience. A twist of lime peel, not juice - stir and sip slow. It's also exceptional in minimalist drinks where the rum takes centre stage: Daiquiris, Martinique Mules, even stirred down with dry vermouth and saline in a savoury aperitif twist.

This isn't the blanc for your Piña Colada - it's the one for your inner purist. A bottle to spark debate among friends. A bottle to pull down when someone says, "but I don't like white rum."

Le Bio also marks a turning point in agricole culture - proving that organic cane can yield not just good rhum, but transcendent rhum. It honours both the environment and the drinker with zero compromise.

If you're already in love with the likes of Neisson 52%, La Favorite, or A1710, this is your next obsession. If you're just getting started, it's a crash course in truth-in-the-glass. No ageing, no additives, just cane, craft, and the courage to be raw.

Neisson Le Bio is the rum equivalent of farm-to-table - except the table is your bar, and the farm is lush, volcanic Martinique. Green by name. Green by nature. Glorious by taste.