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La Favorite
Distillery

La Favorite

La Favorite is the last working distillery inside Martinique's capital, Fort-de-France, and the island's longest continuously family-run house. Five generations of the Dormoy family have made rhum here on a 1906 steam engine that still turns the mill. It is agricole at its most unvarnished, and the community treasures its old La Flibuste vintages as some of the finest aged Martinique rum there is.

  • Family estate since 1842
  • Steam-crushed cane, Creole columns
  • Long natural fermentation
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As of September 2026

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8.1/10
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2,226
bottles catalogued
228
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La Favorite
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BottlingAgeABVCommunity scorePrice
La Favorite La Flibuste 1999 Rhum Agricole AOC20 years · 40%20 years40%9.0/10 43 reviews590 €
La Favorite La Flibuste 2000 Rhum Agricole AOC40%—40%9.0/10 40 reviews329 €
La Favorite La Flibuste 1998 Rhum Agricole23 years · 40%23 years40%9.0/10 21 reviews783 €
La Favorite La Flibuste 1986 Rhum Agricole30 years · 40%30 years40%9.0/10 13 reviews1,254 €
La Favorite La Flibuste 1993 Rhum Agricole AOC25 years · 40%25 years40%9.0/10 13 reviews374 €
Christian de Montaguère La Favorite La Créole 2018 Rhum Agricole AOC56%—56%9.0/10 12 reviews44 €
La Favorite La Flibuste 1992 Rhum Agricole AOC40%—40%8.9/10 39 reviews515 €
La Favorite La Flibuste 1994 Rhum Agricole AOC25 years · 40%25 years40%8.9/10 33 reviews425 €

78 bottlings meet the minimum rating count; the 24 best-rated are shown. The rest are in the grid below.

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La Favorite vintages

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Community reviews: La Favorite

La Favorite Plaisance Canne Rouge 2024

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Dec 20255,612 reviewsDenmark
8.0/10

#6040 06.12.2025 Time to continue with all my white samples I got this time while listening to some Goa Trance. Nose Fresh, sugarcane, light floral, pineapple, light grass, agricole, light pear. Palate Oily, fresh, balanced, naturally sweet, agricole, citrus, sugarcane, light …

20 found this helpful
La Favorite Millésime 2015 (Brut de Fûts)

Review by Jussi Piirainen

Jussi Piirainen
Jussi Piirainen
Jun 2025166 reviewsFinland
8.2/10

On the nose: Those familiar sweet agricole notes in a balanced form. Taste: Sweet sugarcane palate continues. Grassy, herbal,hay. Aging has toned down these notes in to good balanced palate. Alcohol is integrated very well in here. Finish: Long herbal finish. Hay, grass, minty …

La Favorite Brut 2 Colonnes 2022

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Jun 20255,612 reviewsDenmark
8.5/10

#5365 02.06.2025 Running a few samples at home while watching Moonshiners 😊 Nose Fresh, medium intense, fruity, sugarcane, floral, light mango, naturally sweet, light citrus. Palate Medium intense, oily, fresh, sugarcane, floral, light citrus, complex, light mango, medium …

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La Favorite La Flibuste 2001

Review by Righrum

Righrum
Righrum
Apr 2025404 reviewsItaly
9.1/10

First experience with La Filibuste. The high price and hype always stopped me in trying It, but It deserves a try. Complex even despite low abv, with a great sweetness of chocolate and sugar both on the nose and palate.

14 found this helpful
La Favorite Exploration No. 8 2021

Review by TheJackDrop

TheJackDrop
TheJackDrop
Apr 2025903 reviewsFrance
8.3/10

Dégusté lors de la masterclass à Lille. Une belle cuvée. Fût de cognac LHERAUD, STR de la tonnellerie Navarre avec une chauffe ambrée. Nez : Côté eau de vie et abricots. Bouche : Pourquoi pas de la framboise, belle texture huileuse, un bois déjà relativement présent pour son …

Les Frères de la Côte La Favorite Navigation 2022 Cuvée No. 2 2021

Review by Palo - V Poháriku

Palo - V Poháriku
Palo - V Poháriku
Oct 2024124 reviewsSlovakia
7.5/10

This rum felt rather flat and one-dimensional to me. The integration of alcohol could have been smoother, as it came across somewhat harsh and unrefined. While there are notes of milk chocolate, honey, and a touch of black pepper, none of these flavors truly stand out or add …

La Favorite Millésime 2017

Review by Petr Hingar

Petr Hingar
Petr Hingar
Aug 20241 reviewsCzech
8.9/10

A very interesting and tasty agricultural rum with a distinct cane flavor. The taste of nutmeg can be felt on the palate. A long finish with a predominance of herbal taste. Definitely my favorite..

La Favorite Récolte de Juin 180ème 2022

Review by Timo Groeger

Timo Groeger
Timo Groeger
Aug 20241,872 reviewsGermany
8.0/10

Adventskalender La Route des Rhums 2023 Nr.2. Ist ja ein Agricole Adventskalender. Dieser hier ist definitiv ein Agricole. Ist wie immer sehr fruchtig in Nase und Gaumen, Agricole natürlich auch vorhanden. Ansonsten noch Zuckerrohr in Nase und Gaumen vorhanden.

How the crew scored it La Favorite

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Flavour profile of La Favorite

Top aromas · nose & palate
Sugarcane54%
Woody43%
Vegetal36%
Vanilla36%
Citrus35%
Peppery · palate only35%
Floral · nose only30%

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The RumX Guide to La Favorite

From La Jambette to La Favorite

A sugar mill called La Jambette stood on this site from 1843, with two refineries and a small molasses-rum still. When France switched to beet sugar and a hurricane wrecked the estate, the business failed to adapt and was sold to Henri Dormoy around 1902 to 1905. He ended sugar refining, went all in on rhum agricole, replaced the pot still with a copper column, and built the blue steam engine that became the distillery's symbol.

Five generations, no corporate owner

Alongside Neisson, La Favorite is one of only two family-run distilleries left on Martinique, and the longest in continuous family hands. Henri, then Andre, now Franck Dormoy, who took over day-to-day in 2006. At its 1990s peak it distilled 1.5 million litres a year and also made the Saint-Etienne and Courville brands before selling them to Yves Hayot in 1994. The Rum Tour calls it agricole in its rawest form.

A 1906 steam engine still running

The distillery is driven by a diesel steam engine built in France in 1906, which turns the three-stage mill and pumps the juice. It is one of only two bagasse-fired steam setups on the island, alongside Depaz. Around 70 hectares of cane, four varieties, are all hand-harvested. Two copper columns, one from 1957, distil to 72 to 75 percent. Most output is sold as white rhum.

The Castle and the harvest

In the 1920s Henri built a grand great house, the Chateau de La Favorite, to rival Depaz, though it has belonged to the French army since the late 1960s. The aged rum matures in a mix of ex-cognac, ex-bourbon and ex-armagnac casks, filled at 58 percent, across a three-level warehouse: the top loses about 12 percent a year, the bottom only 4 percent. Visitors wander freely among working gears and drifting vapours.

What the RumX community drinks

La Favorite's reputation on RumX rests on one legendary line: La Flibuste. The La Flibuste 1999 and La Flibuste 2000 both score 9.0/10, with the 1992 and 1994 close behind, making them some of the highest-rated aged agricoles on the platform. The unaged Coeur Canne shows the wild side: wet grass, hot vinegar and grated plantain at 50 percent.

Frequently Asked Questions about La Favorite

The Dormoy family, privately, across five generations. It is the longest continuously family-run distillery on Martinique and one of only two family-owned distilleries left, alongside Neisson.

Inside Fort-de-France, Martinique’s capital, about 15 minutes from the port. It is the only remaining working distillery in the capital.

La Favorite’s prestige aged vintage line. The 1999 and 2000 releases both score 9.0/10 on RumX, ranking among the highest-rated aged agricoles on the platform.

Largely yes. A 1906 steam engine still drives the mill, the cane is hand-harvested, and one of the copper columns dates to 1957. It is one of only two bagasse-fired steam distilleries on the island.

The Coeur Canne white shows the raw house character. For the aged side, the La Flibuste vintages are the community’s top picks, though they are scarce and collectable.

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The RumX database currently contains 228 different rums from La Favorite. This includes various expressions, limited editions, and bottlings across different age statements and proof levels. Our community has contributed over 2226 reviews for La Favorite 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, La Favorite La Flibuste 1999 20yr 40% is currently the highest-rated La Favorite rum with an impressive rating of 9.0/10 based on 43 reviews. This expression has earned praise for its exceptional quality and represents the pinnacle of what La Favorite 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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6.0–6.9 Pleasant Solid, super glad I drank it.
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4.0–4.9 Drinkable Not vocally complaining.
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2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
1.0–1.9 Unpleasant No, that's not for me.
0.1–0.9 Inedible Pour it out.