Saint-James Distillery & Rum Museum
Distillerie Saint-James
A long-established distillery founded in 1765. Its rum museum displays historic stills, and a steam train runs through the sugar cane fields nearby.
Saint James rum was founded in 1765 by monks in Saint-Pierre and later moved to Sainte-Marie in the northeast. The rum museum inside the distillery is housed in a Creole mansion. It displays historical tools for cane cultivation, pressing, and distillation, along with old advertising posters. Entry and tastings are free. During the sugar cane harvest, a steam train runs on the estate through the cane fields to the nearby Banana Museum. It is about 40 minutes' drive from Fort-de-France and can be visited on the same day as the Caravelle Peninsula.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–17:00 (shorter on weekends)
Nearby sights
- Presqu'île de la Caravelle
- Jardin de Balata
- Château Dubuc
- Gorges de la Falaise
- Pitons du Carbet
- Sacré-Cœur de Balata
- Distillerie J.M
- Habitation Depaz