Aikan means "marriage" in Arawak, the language of the first Amerindians who populated Martinique. In the case of this whisky, the marriage is celebrated between two continents, two climates (temperate in Europe, tropical in the Caribbean), and two exceptional universes, that of rum and whisky. After all, whisky and rum are similar in many ways: like its malty cousin, rum has in its vocabulary terms and processes such as column or still distillation, fermentation and yeast, blend, single cask, and vintage.
In short, it is from this extraordinary and unusual union that the subtle and singular character of Aikan arises.
Moreover, the reduction of Aikan Whisky is achieved thanks to spring water that flows from the bowels of Mount Pelée, a dormant volcano in Martinique. This pure, mineral-rich water contributes to the exceptional quality of Aikan Whisky.
Aikan French Malt Collection (No. 2) is a tasting single malt, ideal for discovering the benefits of aging in a tropical climate with exceptional casks, especially of rum.
Distilled in Lorraine, France, it also undergoes 100% tropical aging in the cellars of Martinique for an even more intense, malty, fruity and finely woody single malt with exceptional maturity.
It ages for more than 3 years in old bourbon barrels, agricultural rhum barrels of different ages and new barrels made especially for Aikan by the best French coopers.