Rhumerie de Chamarel Distillery

About the Visit & Tour of the Rhumerie de Chamarel Distillery

Rhumerie de Chamarel was designed to provide a holistic tourism experience to guests. As a visitor of the Rum Distillery you can marvel at its unique design which blends harmoniously with the spectacular surroundings where wood, natural stone and water provide a sense of communion with nature.

The standard package would get you to enjoy a visit of the distillery and rum tasting. Should you want to take this experience a notch up the culinary ladder, you can go for the optional lunch at the restaurant to feast on some local dishes made from the freshest ingredients.

Guided Tour of Rhumerie de Chamarel

Mauritius Attractions offers you to enjoy a visit to the Rhumerie de Chamarel and have a guided tour with one of the experienced guides who will take you behind the scenes to provide a detailed explanation of the rum making process while you visit the distillery.

As part of the tour of the Rum Distillery, you will discover the exclusive Rum making process where all the sugar cane plants are carefully selected and grown at the domain. At maturity, the sugarcane plants are carefully handpicked and rapidly transported for further selection in order to obtain the purest juice extracts. Their unique fermentation techniques ensure the finest aromas and enhance their specific flavors.

For your maximum convenience the Rhumerie de Chamarel distillery tour is done in either English or French at the duration of the tour is of about 30 to 40 minutes.

Rum tasting

One of the highlights of the distillery’s guided tour is definitely the Rum tasting. At the end of the tour, unique rum tastings are offered where one can try the selection of the agricultural Rums produced by the distillery. As opposed to the traditional rum produced by the distillation of molasses, the agricultural rum is obtained by distilling pure cane juice, a process which gives it its specific aromas and flavors.

As part of the rum tasting you will be invited to sample a selection of rums such as the: White Rum, Coeur de Chauffe, Chamarel Liquors, Exotic- Flavoured Rums and the Old Rum.

About the Rum of Rhumerie de Chamarel

The highlight of the whole process for the rum making at Rhumerie de Chamarel is to ensure a High Quality “Eco-Friendly” agricultural Rum. From the growing, harvest, fermentation and sophisticated distilling process, all is done so that the distillery can pride itself on the quality of its rum, achieved by distilling the fresh, fermented cane juice rather than that obtained from molasses.

Aligned with the concept of sustainable development, the distillery puts emphasis on its environmental efforts on recycling – ‘nothing goes to waste’ approach. Indeed, the bagasse, the fibrous residue remaining after juice extraction is collected and turned into energy, the industrial fumes are cleared before being released into the air, the ashes are spread in the fields to act as fertilizers and the steam retrieved from the process is used to water the gardens.

In addition to the visit of the Rum Distillery, you can also enjoy visiting

The Sugar Cane Spirit Shop – an opportunity to buy authentic and elegant products such as local Rum produced at the distillery, as well as typical Mauritian Crafts, jewels and exclusive line of clothes created by the Rhumerie.

Restaurant L’Alchimiste – a unique cuisine, prepared with local products sourced from the estate itself. Surrounded by a tropical luxuriant flora, overlooking the plantations and mountains, here you can relish the perfect subtle cuisine with exotic delicacies such as palm heart or dishes featuring deer and wild pig, enhanced with fine wines imported from France and the main continents.

Food & Beverages

L’Alchimiste Restaurant – Lunch Menu

As part of this visit to the Rhumerie de Chamarel, we offer you to enjoy a delicious 3-course a la carte lunch and a unique dining experience at the beautiful L’Alchimiste restaurant. L’Alchimiste specializes in a unique cuisine, prepared with local products sourced from the estate itself.

Your lunch includes :
Chamarel Ti-Punch
Starter
Any main course and
Dessert
Coffee, ½ water

You can choose a starter, main course and dessert from the A la Carte menu detailed here below:

Starters (Choose 1)
Fresh Tuna Salad Mauritian Style
Grilled vegetables with pesto and balsamic sauce (v)
Main Courses (Choose 1)
Vegetables – Curry with pickles / Potato Gnocchi
Chicken and Shrimps – Curry with coconut milk, pickles and rice
Catch of the day – Fish fillet upon availability and leek creamy sauce
The Duck – Magret, orange sauce

Mixed Grilled – Beef, chicken, fish / Salad or French fries, cocktail sauce
Pork – Braised with Chamarel Rum, vegetables of the day
Beef – Steak, Salad or French fries, béarnaise sauce
Desserts (Choose 1)
Tiramisu with coffee liqueur
Sagoo, coconut milk and vanilla ice cream
Crème Brûlée and vanilla liqueur
Chamarel Gold Rum Baba
Chocolat Entremet
Alchimiste’ Moelleux with spiced rum vanilla ice cream (20 mins)
Café gourmand
Drinks
Coffee and ½ water
Child Menu
Main Courses (Choose 1)
Sautéed Chicken / French fries or salad
Grilled Fish / French fries or salad
Mini Steak / French fries or salad
Spaghetti, Tomato sauce, Butter, Cream
Dessert
1 scoop of ice cream
Note:The menu is subject to change without prior notification
Lobster is available for a supplement and upon request

Comments & Notes
Children (up to 12 years old) have to be accompanied by their parents and rum tasting is not included.
Start & End times: 09:00 – 16:30
The visit will be for approximately for 1 hour, the guided tour last for approximately 30-40 minutes
The tour is offered every day except Sunday.