Habitation Saint-Etienne
The Habitation Saint-Etienne (HSE) rum distillery was built on the site of the former La Maugée sugar factory in the north-west of the island of Martinique in the early 19th century.
Habitation Saint-Etienne no longer distils its own rum. This is the responsibility of its sister distillery Le Simon, which handles the distillation stage of production. The Agricole Rhums are still stored and bottled on site at HSE.
Amédée Aubéry acquired the Saint-Etienne estate in 1882 and had the sugar factory converted into a distillery for rhum agricole. He also modernised the infrastructure and had the factory enlarged accordingly. In addition, railway tracks were laid on the site so that the sugar cane could be transported to the distillery.
You can find out more about the Habitation Saint-Etienne distillery on our YouTube channel in Benedikt Lüning's first rum distillery video.
