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Depaz

Depaz is the rum born from a volcano. After Mount Pelee wiped out Saint-Pierre and his entire family in 1902, the orphaned Victor Depaz came back and planted cane on the very slopes that had killed them. The distillery he built in 1917 still stands at the foot of the volcano, and its agricole is among the most decorated on Martinique.

  • Genuine single-estate cane
  • Volcanic Mont Pelée terroir
  • Strong value aged range
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Depaz Les Millésimes 2015

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
May 20265,556 reviewsDenmark
8.4/10

#6733 02.05.2026 Enjoying a few samples while watching the new Dracula on Amazon Prime. A nice rum with a very good price tag in my mind. The profile has very nice spices and dried fruits, coffee and some chocolate and caramel.

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Depaz Hors d’Âge Port Cask Finish

Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson
Stefan Persson
Jul 2025676 reviewsSweden
8.1/10

Overall a very good Port Cask Finished Agricole that I tasted at the Sweden (Stockholm) Rumfest 2024. It has first been aged for at least 8 years whereafter it’s finished during 11 months in former Port Casks. At nose is oak, vanilla, chocolate and ripe fruits recognizable. In …

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Depaz Cuvée Prestige

Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson
Stefan Persson
Jul 2025676 reviewsSweden
9.1/10

As a summary this is a very smooth and truly magnificent Rhum with scents and flavors of fruits, spices, oak, sugarcane and some hints of tobacco. It’s an older version of the Cuvée Prestige now sold in the blue wooden box.

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Depaz Dillon VO

Review by Fayaman971

Fayaman971
Fayaman971
Jun 202538 reviewsFrance
7.5/10

Ce dillon est un bon rhum vieux . Je le trouve simple mais délicieux. Au nez , on sent la canne à sucre , la vanille et une forte odeur boisé qui se confirme au goût . Pour moi , il faut le boire seul pour l’apprécier à sa juste valeur.

Depaz Cuvée Papao 2020

Review by Eric Frechin

Eric Frechin
Eric Frechin
May 2025261 reviewsFrance
7.8/10

Agricole blanc a little above standard at a nice price. Tasted after l'âme de la montagne, which I really liked. The cuvée Papao made less of an impression on me, but is still of fine quality. Perfect for a ti punch.

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Depaz Cuvée des Hôtes du Château

Review by Eric Frechin

Eric Frechin
Eric Frechin
May 2025261 reviewsFrance
8.3/10

Très bon agricole, cet assemblage de très vieilles cuvées est bien réussie. Je retrouve ce qui caractérise les Depaz avec une base autour des agrumes douces comme l orange . Le boisé est agréable. Un peu d épices , du vanillé. Le tout est suave et belle longueur en bouche.

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Depaz Cuvée des Alizés 2020

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

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Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Mar 20255,556 reviewsDenmark
8.4/10

#5170 26.03.2025 Running some samples at home. Nose Fresh, fruity, light floral, citrus, spice, light anise, vegetal, light herbal. Palate Oily, fresh, balanced, light floral, cinnamon, light anise, citrus, light grass, faint iodine, light salt. Finish Medium to long, …

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Depaz L’Ame de la Montagne 2024

Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson
Stefan Persson
Feb 2025676 reviewsSweden
8.1/10

Tasted this unaged rum during my recent visit to the distillery. It’s coming from their highest plot and is said to reflect the essence of Mount Pelée and therefore reveals a rich and authentic character with its 50,5% and organic origin benefited from the ideal sunshine on the …

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The RumX Guide to Depaz

Built on the slopes that killed his family

Victor Depaz was a teenager studying in France when Mount Pelee erupted on 8 May 1902 and killed almost everyone in Saint-Pierre, his family included. He finished his studies, came home penniless, and at 28 bought 512 hectares just north of the ruined town. On 8 May 1917, the anniversary of the eruption, he began to distill. The volcanic soil made his cane and his fortune both flourish, and he later served as mayor of the Saint-Pierre he had rebuilt around.

A top-tier agricole house

Today Depaz belongs to La Martiniquaise, which also owns its sister distillery Saint-James, and the two hold the largest production quotas on the island. Depaz also makes the Dillon brand, distilled on a copper still moved from the closed Dillon distillery in Fort-de-France in 2005. The cane juice is fermented with three yeasts and distilled to 70 to 72 percent, then aged on site in mostly ex-bourbon barrels below the Chateau Depaz great house.

Volcanic terroir, steam-powered mill

The estate owns around 590 hectares of land around the distillery, and over a five-month harvest about 250 tonnes of cane arrive daily. Water runs down from Mount Pelee through the Roxelane river, and the mill is still driven by a bagasse-fired steam engine, one of only two such setups left on the island alongside La Favorite. The mountain's silhouette remains central to the brand's identity.

From bright Blanc to Hors d'Age

The white Blanc shows green banana, plantain and black-pepper heat, the classic agricole signature. The aged range tames that green lushness into baked tropical fruit, dried fruit and cocoa: the Plantation balances youth and oak, and the XO Grande Reserve blends 8 and 10 year old rhums into a dessert-like glass of morello cherry, macadamia and rancio. The volcanic Saint-Pierre story runs through every label.

What the RumX community drinks

The cult bottling is the cask-strength Depaz Small Batch 2002, a 17 year old at nearly 65 percent that the community rates among the very best agricoles on the platform. The Depaz Private Cask for Rumclub is the most reviewed Depaz here. Both reward the time the rum spent below the great house.

How the crew scored it Depaz

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.1 sits in the “Very good” band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

Flavour profile of Depaz

Most frequently mentioned flavors

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Woody Vanilla Sugarcane Dried fruit

Taste

Woody Vanilla Sugarcane Spice

Frequently Asked Questions about Depaz

La Martiniquaise (COFEPP), which also owns the Saint-James distillery and the Dillon brand. Depaz and Saint-James hold the largest production quotas on Martinique.

Victor Depaz lost his whole family in the 1902 Mount Pelee eruption that destroyed Saint-Pierre. He returned and rebuilt on the slopes near the ruined town, beginning distillation on 8 May 1917, the eruption’s anniversary. The volcanic soil is superb for cane.

Yes. Depaz distills from fresh sugarcane juice under the Martinique AOC. It also produces the Dillon brand on a dedicated copper still.

Dillon was a distillery in Fort-de-France, named after Arthur Dillon, that closed in 2005. Its copper still was moved to Depaz, which now distills the Dillon brand there.

The Plantation aged agricole is the accessible entry. For the community favourites, look to the cask-strength Small Batch 2002 vintages, which sit among the top-rated agricoles on RumX.

RumX offers the world’s largest selection of rum through our innovative shop-in-shop marketplace, similar to Amazon. For Depaz rums, we currently have 132 offers starting from €15.00 across 20 partner shops including Excellence Rhum, Rhum Attitude, PASSION RHUM, Urban Drinks, Klac, Rum Hof. Our platform compares prices in real-time from specialized rum retailers worldwide, ensuring you always find the best deals.

The RumX database currently contains 141 different rums from Depaz. This includes various expressions, limited editions, and bottlings across different age statements and proof levels. Our community has contributed over 2210 reviews for Depaz rums, making it one of the most comprehensive resources for exploring this brand’s full range. New releases are added regularly as they become available.

According to the RumX community, Depaz Small Batch 2002 17yr 64,9% is currently the highest-rated Depaz rum with an impressive rating of 9.0/10 based on 44 reviews. This expression has earned praise for its exceptional quality and represents the pinnacle of what Depaz has to offer. However, taste is subjective, and we encourage you to explore the full range to find your personal favorite.
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