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Neisson
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Neisson

Neisson is the smallest distillery on Martinique, making under 2 percent of the island's rum, and one of only two still in family hands. Run today by Claudine Vernant Neisson and her son Gregory, it distils on a 1952 all-copper Savalle still, ferments with its own native yeast, and makes what many call the island's finest white rhum. The community rates its aged bottlings among the very best agricole there is.

  • Single-estate cane and juice
  • Strong price-to-quality reputation
  • Fresh, floral, peppery white rums
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As of September 2026

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8.4/10
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3,332
bottles catalogued
240
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101
Neisson
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Small, family-run, since 1931

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BottlingAgeABVCommunity scorePrice
Neisson 21 Years (Batch 2) 2000 Rhum Agricole AOC21 years · 49,8%21 years49,8%9.5/10 10 reviews1,900 €
Neisson 18 Years 2004 Rhum Agricole AOC18 years · 49,4%18 years49,4%9.4/10 13 reviews1,050 €
Neisson Cuvée Sacha 2003 Rhum Agricole AOC46,1%—46,1%9.4/10 11 reviews2,166 €
Neisson Armada 1994 Rhum Agricole AOC23 years · 46,8%23 years46,8%9.2/10 12 reviews1,941 €
Neisson 19 ans Rhum Agricole AOC19 years · 47,6%19 years47,6%9.1/10 21 reviews888 €
Neisson Le Rhum XO Full Proof 2006 Rhum Agricole AOC11 years · 54,2%11 years54,2%9.1/10 14 reviews333 €
Neisson 18 Years 1997 Rhum Agricole AOC18 years · 46,1%18 years46,1%9.1/10 14 reviews719 €
Velier Neisson 70th Anniversary 2005 Rhum Agricole AOC12 years · 51,3%12 years51,3%9.0/10 114 reviews304 €

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

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Neisson vintages

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Community reviews: Neisson

Neisson L'Empyreumatique 2025

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga
LukaŽiga
May 2026798 reviewsGermany
8.9/10

9:On the nose, sugarcane, fresh with tea, flowery with geranium, mineral, grassy, minty, citrus fruits like orange, green fruits, mango, yellow fruits, bourbon ageing us felt, roasted wood notes, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, berries and raisins arise, the cane is candied …

26 found this helpful
Neisson Le Rhum Par Neisson

Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson
Stefan Persson
Nov 2025680 reviewsSweden
8.4/10

Bought this Rhum Neisson Blanc from Catawiki a few months ago. The distillery is owned by the Neisson family since its foundation in 1932. They uses fresh sugar cane juice from locally grown cane. After a quite long fermentation it’s distilled in a French Savalle column still …

60 found this helpful
Neisson Profil Équilibre 2025

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Oct 20255,612 reviewsDenmark
8.4/10

#5777 28.09.2025 Day two of the Whisky Live 2025, which this year looks better organized/arranged inside. Like so many other releases from Niesson, this one is also very smooth and delicate. The profile is well rounded with nice citrus, sugarcane, coconut and light caramel. …

22 found this helpful
Neisson L'Esprit de Neisson Bio 2020

Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson
Stefan Persson
Sep 2025680 reviewsSweden
8.1/10

Neisson is with this 2020 L'Esprit Bio 70% back with a 70% version of their L’Esprit Bio after having released a 66% version in between. It’s made from red cane in the Neisson column still whereafter it’s after resting is bottled without any reduction. Overall a great AOC …

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Neisson Le Rhum BIO par NEISSON 2022

Review by primus

primus
primus
Aug 2025169 reviewsGermany
7.9/10

Das erste Mal heute den Bio Neisson im Glas – und direkt positiv überrascht. Der Geruch frisch und knackig mit Zuckerrohr, Limettenschale und einer Spur Anis. Im Geschmack mild und sehr geradlinig, geschmeidig die Kehle runter, kaum komplex, aber wohlschmeckend.

11 found this helpful
Neisson Tatanka Profil Equilibre Carole Aurore Foundation

Review by Timo Groeger

Timo Groeger
Timo Groeger
Mar 20251,872 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

Next we have a nice Agricole, a little more power would have been nice, but it's ok as it is. We mainly have sugar cane in the nose and on the palate. On the palate, there is also some (young) wood for me.

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Velier Neisson 70th Anniversary 2005

Review by Vincent D

Vincent D
Vincent D Top voice
Jan 2025652 reviewsFrance
9.0/10

Superb nose of wood and vanilla. Vegetal freshness, leather, the whole seems very soft. Light, suave entry on the palate. The wood quickly takes over before the rum takes full possession of the palate. Pepper, leather, sweet fruit, it's superb. Just the right spiciness. Warm, …

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Neisson 19 ans

Review by Jonathan Massard

Jonathan Massard
Jonathan Massard
Dec 2024229 reviewsFrance
9.0/10

Tasted in 3cl samples. Magnificent combination of soft caramel, vanilla, vanilla flower and baked vanilla. Creamy, buttery confectionery sugar. Subtle spicy notes (cinnamon, clove) accompany this excellent combination (caramel, vanilla, butter). Fruity, like a bag of dehydrated …

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How the crew scored it Neisson

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits in the “Very good” band. 94% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

Flavour profile of Neisson

Top aromas · nose & palate
Sugarcane57%
Woody49%
Vanilla38%
Fresh · nose only35%
Citrus35%
Peppery · palate only27%
Vegetal26%

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The RumX Guide to Neisson

Small, family-run, since 1931

The Neisson family began growing cane at Le Carbet, on the west coast north of Fort-de-France, in 1922, and founder Hildevert-Pamphille Neisson started distilling in 1931. It has run continuously ever since, through the Second World War. Alongside La Favorite, it is one of only two family-owned distilleries left on Martinique, and it accounts for under 2 percent of the island's output.

The doctor who saved the distillery

When Jean Neisson died there was no male heir of age to take over: his grandson Gregory Vernant, though already steeped in rum-making at 15, was too young to even drink. So Jean's daughter Claudine Vernant Neisson, a trained hospital doctor, stepped in as master distiller while Gregory finished his studies. Thirty years on, mother and son still run the distillery together, a rare continuity in an industry full of buy-outs.

Native yeast and an all-copper still

Over a three-year study with the lab SOFRLAB, Neisson screened 200 yeast cultures from its own cane plots down to two native strains, the first time in a long while a Martinique distiller has used native yeast. They are less efficient, stretching fermentation to as much as five days, but the extra time builds complex aldehydes and esters, the building blocks of fruit. Distillation runs on a 1952 Savalle still, the only all-copper still on the island, painstakingly taken apart and cleaned once a year.

Five whites and the bold L'Esprit

Neisson bottles five different white rhums at four strengths, from 50 up to 70 percent, to show how cane variety and terroir shift the spirit. The 52.5 percent uses only Thiebert Carbet blue cane grown beside the distillery; L'Esprit is run off the same canes at an uncut 70 percent, the strongest French agricole you can find. Aged Vieux rums rest at least four years, a full year over the legal minimum, mostly in ex-bourbon with some French oak.

What the RumX community drinks

Neisson punches far above its size on RumX. The Velier Neisson 70th Anniversary is one of the most reviewed and highest-rated Martinique rums on the platform at 9.0/10, and the distillery's own 12, 15 and 19 year olds all score in the nines. The white Blanc, wild and fruity at 50 percent, is the everyday starting point and a Ti Punch classic.

Frequently Asked Questions about Neisson

The Neisson family, privately, run today by Claudine Vernant Neisson and her son Gregory. It is one of only two family-owned distilleries left on Martinique, alongside La Favorite.

It is the smallest and one of only two family-run houses, it uses its own native yeast with very long fermentation, and it distils on the island’s only all-copper still, a 1952 Savalle.

An uncut white rhum bottled at 70 percent, the strongest French rhum agricole available. It is drawn from blue and crystal cane, with the still run differently to reach that strength.

All Neisson Rhum Vieux is aged at least four years, a full year beyond the legal minimum. About 70 percent of the cask stock is ex-bourbon, the rest French oak, some new and some ex-cognac.

The white Blanc at 50 percent is the classic entry and a great Ti Punch base. For the community’s top picks, the aged 12, 15 and 19 year olds and the Velier 70th Anniversary score highest.

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The RumX database currently contains 240 different rums from Neisson. This includes various expressions, limited editions, and bottlings across different age statements and proof levels. Our community has contributed over 3332 reviews for Neisson 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, Neisson 21 Years (Batch 2) 2000 21yr 49,8% is currently the highest-rated Neisson rum with an impressive rating of 9.5/10 based on 10 reviews. This expression has earned praise for its exceptional quality and represents the pinnacle of what Neisson 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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2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
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