Exploring Rhum Island

Sunset over Martinique’s Petite Anse.

Service with a smile behind the bar at Le Kano.

Chef Guy Ferdinand swirls rhum at Le Petibonum restaurant.

A bottle of single-cask from Habitation Clément.

Poolside at La Suite Villa.

A Creole street-food feast with sugarcane juice and lime.

Inside the aging house at Habitation Clément.

Cannonballing into the waters of Anse Mitan.

A bright welcome to Rhum J.M distillery.

The art of swirling.

The tasting room at Rhum J.M.

A bird’s-eye view of the Rhum J.M property.

Rhum tasting with Le Kano owner Christophe Lupon.

Lupon shares a few of his favorite Martinique vintages.

Afternoon on the beach at Pointe Marin.

Rhum J.M cellar master and distiller Nazaire Canatous.

Depaz distillery sits on the slope of the island’s volcano.

Inside the barrel house at Habitation Clément.

An aerial view of Pointe Marin.

Trees line the path to Habitation Clément.

What Kentucky is to bourbon, Martinique is to rhum.

Cottages and villas feature pastel stucco and artfully weathered shutters.

Chef Ferdinand prepares a dish at his restaurant.

Martinique is ground zero for the world’s finest rhum agricole.

The pool at La Suite Villa.

Martinique is a landscape of staggering, almost overwhelming, beauty.

A dish at Le Petibonum.

Rhum tasting at Le Petibonum.