点评:Saturday 7th February we visited this rum distillery as part of an organised tour.
It is located in a picturesque setting at the foot of Mount Pelée and has been in production since 1651.
Before going to see the Distillery we had a short walk around the impressive grounds. While walking around we saw the very grand Chateau Depaz, which was built in 1922.
It is possible to pay to visit the Chateau, Plantation House, we did not as it was not included in our tour.
We were also saw a small part of the vast 400-hectare sugar cane estate and a working plantation.
The were some old used machinery bits and artefacts, from the Distillery, dotted around the grounds on display.
Our Guide led us to the Distillery, where the most striking feature was the large water wheel.
From there we moved to a large warehouse like building where the rum production process was explained. We saw some copper vats, distillation chambers and other vessels used in the brewing process includingthe steam engine. There were numerous information boards, in French and English, around the vessels which gave us the same information as our Guide.
We then were led into the shopping area where we could try various rums and make some purchases.
翻译:2月7日星期六,我们参加了一个旅行团,参观了这家朗姆酒酿酒厂。
它坐落在风景如画的培雷火山脚下,自1651年以来一直生产朗姆酒。
在参观酿酒厂之前,我们在令人印象深刻的庄园里漫步了一会儿。漫步期间,我们看到了宏伟的德帕兹城堡(Chateau Depaz),它建于1922年。
参观城堡和种植园别墅需要付费,但由于不在我们的旅行团费用中,所以我们没有参观。
我们还参观了占地400公顷的甘蔗种植园的一小部分以及一个仍在运营的种植园。
庄园里散落着一些来自酿酒厂的旧机器部件和文物,供游客参观。
我们的导游带领我们来到酿酒厂,那里最引人注目的是一个巨大的水车。
之后,我们参观了一个类似大型仓库的建筑,导游在那里讲解了朗姆酒的生产过程。我们参观了一些铜制发酵罐、蒸馏室和其他酿造过程中使用的器具,包括蒸汽机。器具周围有很多法语和英语的信息牌,提供的信息与导游讲解的内容相同。
之后,我们被带到购物区,在那里我们可以品尝各种朗姆酒并购买一些商品。