Isautier
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| Related links: |
ISAUTIER - SOPAVI - Reunion Island Punches and Rums |
| See also: |
GIE Rhums Reunion, Saint Denis Distillerie Riviere du Mat (SORACO), Sainte-Suzanne Distillerie de Savanna, Saint-Denis |
History
Company was established in 1845.
Originally from St Dalmas, a village overlooking Nice, the Isautiers were living in Nogent when Charles was born on the 3lst of July 1811. The story goes that, at the age of 21 Charles and his brother Louis embarked for the Isle of Bourbon where their great-uncle, an ex-Navy pharmacist, and their cousins were already living. When they reached their destination, around 1833, the island economical context gave them perhaps the idea or the opportunity of a succestul project : in Bourbon, sugar cane experienced tremendous expansion and thanks to the new technical methods the island entered the industrial era.
The two brothers settled in the district of St Joseph in the southern part of the island and bought land ; in 1840 Charles married Antoinette Orré, a rich Landowner’s daughter. So, in the sugar effervescence which prevailed in those days, the husband and wife set up their own factory in 1845. Then, Charles and his brother created Reunion’s first large scale industrial distillery.
After her husband’s death, Antoinette took over the reins of the distillery with the aid of her sons. An effective business-woman, she brought the rum marketed under the label “Veuve Isautier & Fils” to an international acknowledgement as the medals won in Paris, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Moscow attest. Under her leadership Isautier Rum conditioned in sandstone bottles became a reference value, a charm ambassadeur for the Island of Reunion.
From 1910 onwards, the destiny of the company was concentrated round a single man: Alfred Isautier, Antoinette’s grandson. When he bought out his brothers’ shares he founded The Isautier Company. Under his leadership the Distillery was modernized, the range was expanded especially with the punch recipes. He created a registered triangular shaped glass bottle bearing his seal, introduced the rising main technology and the bagasse fired heating. As the owner of cellars in the Halles of Paris and of another distillery in Madagascar, he organized the distribution of his products all around the world.
Around 1935, his son Paul-Alfred, known as Ti’Fred, inserted the Distillery in the sugar rum era, a rum elaborated from molasses. Appointed senator, he gave up his responsibilities to his brother Charles. For The Isautier Company it was the start of a massive diversification of their activities, made possible by the virtually total lack of industry in the Reunion of that period : oil works, flour milling, confectionery, chocolate factory, wooden furniture, wax and also the building of schools and hospitals... Altogether, in the nineteen sixties, Charles Isautier, who was also Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, created more than sixty various companies.
The opening up of the island and the competition of products from mainland France got the better of his initiatives. At the beginning of the nineties the production recentered round rum, the capital was open to the CILAM and SOPAVI for the making of punches, “rhums arrangés” and liqueurs. Eversince the beginning, the spirit of venture, the concern for independence, the refusal of concessions stand out as landmarks in the history of The Isautiers. Demands which make The Isautier Distillery the only one in Reunion which is not linked to any sugar mill. The recipes perfected by Charles Isautier and his successors ensure the quality of all their products for the greatest pleasure of rum lovers under all its guises. A quality which owes nothing to fashion but everything to the respect of tradition, so dear to the hearts of a great family.
In 1972 was established GIE Rhums Reunion. Today consists of
- distillery Riviere du Mat
- distillery Isautier
- distillery Savanna
To modernise the traditional rum distribution system dating back to the 1920s, an organisation of Reunion Island rum producers was founded: GIE Rhum (an economic interest group for marketing Reunion Island rums and spirits); it was renamed Rums Reunion in 2000.
The island's three distilleries initiated this group:
- Distilelie du Mat in Saint-Benoit.
- Distilelie de Savanna in Saint-Andre.
- Distilelie Isautier in Saint-Pierre.
Pictures gallery
Mechanical mills, 1850
A. Isautier
J. Pierre Isautier
Here are full texts from the labels
re_35: Rhum; Vve. Isautier & Fils, St. Pierre, Reunion
re48: Rhum Blanc Traditionnel; 45°; Ile de la Reunion; Rhum; Maloya; 1 lit.
re36: Produit et mis en bouteille sur l'Ile de la Reunion par les Distilleries familiales Charles Isautier; Rhum Blanc de Plantation; 49% vol.; 70 cl; Charles Isautier, 1845 la Reunion
re44: Produit et mis en bouteille sur l'Ile de la Reunion par les Distilleries familiales Charles Isautier; Rhum Blanc Agricole; 49% vol.; 70 cl; Charles Isautier, 1845 la Reunion
re29: 70 cl; 49% vol.; Rhum Agricole a base de jus naturel de canne a sucre; Isautier; ile de la Reunion depuis 1845
re47: 70 cl; 49°; Rhum Agricole; ile de la Reunion; A base de jus naturel de canne a sucre; Isautier; Punchs et Rhums Isautier
re66: Rhum Punch; Isautier; Ile de la Réunion; 1845; Rhum Blanc Agricole; Appellation d'Origine; 100 cl; 55% vol; La Distillerie Isautier est établie depuis 1845 dans le sud de l'Ile de la Rénuion; 55°; Rhum de la Reunion; 3283770111122
re_75: Rhum Punch; Isautier; Ile de la Réunion; 1845; Rhum Blanc Traditionnel; Appellation d'Origine; 100 cl; 49% vol; La Distillerie Isautier est établie depuis 1845 dans le sud de l'Ile de la Rénuion; 49°; Rhum de la Reunion
re30: Isautier; Rhum Vieux 10 ans; Ce Rhum a ete obtenu par pression de cannes selectionnees sur notre propriete de Berive et vieilli ensuite dans des futs de moins de 200 l.; 70 cl; 45% vol.; n.i.d.-ste-clotilde; 3283770557807
re45: Prese, Distille, Vielli en Fut de Chêne et mis en bouteille selon les usages et la tradition dans nos domaines de l'Ile de la Reunion; Rhum Vieux 10 ans d'age; Elabore a partir de nos meilleures cannes et vieilli dans des futs de chêne d'Europe pendant 10 ans, le bouquet, l'arome et la force de ce rhum vieux authentique de la Reunion feront les delices des vrais connaisseurs; 40% vol.; 70 cl; Charles Isautier, 1845 la Reunion
re_1: Rhum Vieux Agricole; Vielli en Fut de Chêne; 5 ans d'age; Isautier
re_2: Rhum Vieux Agricole; Vielli en Fut de Chêne; 10 ans d'age; Isautier
re_3: Rhum Vieux Agricole; Vielli en Fut de Chêne; 15 ans d'age; Isautier
re_34: Rhum Vieux Agricole; Vielli en Fut de Chêne; 20 ans d'age; Isautier
re_33: Rhum Cuvee Speciale du Millénaire; Vielli en Fut de Chêne; 20 ans d'age; Isautier
re31: Punch Flipper; 70 cl; Rhum Isautier; 24% vol; Rhum, sirop de sucre, cafe, extraits vegetaux, caramel.
re33: Punch Isautier; Depuis 1845 a Saint-Pierre ile Bourbon; 70 cl; 24% vol; Goyavier; Alcool de canne - Alcoolat de fruits - Sucre de canne - Colorant - E 122
re32: Punch Isautier; Depuis 1845 a Saint-Pierre ile Bourbon; 70 cl; 24% vol; Vanille; Alcool de canne - Alcoolat de fruits - Sucre de canne - E 102 - E 124 - E 131
re67: 3283770551010; Usine a St-Pierre de la Réunion; Bourbognac; D; Isautier; Éts Isautier; Maison Fondée en 1845; A St-Pierre (Ile Bourbon); Spiritueux; Composition: Alcool de canne, sucre de canne, aromes, colorants: E102, E1°24, E131; Contient des fruits a coque et du lait; 35% vol; 100 cl; Rhum & Punchs ISAUTIER - BP 57 - St. Pierre Cedex
re70: Royal Tangor; Liqueur de Peaux d'Orange Tangor; 100cl; 40% Vol
re71: île Bourbon; 100cl; 17% Vol; Crème de café
re72: île Bourbon; 100cl; 17% Vol; Crème de vanille
re46: Produit et mis en bouteille sur l'Ile de la Reunion par les Distilleries familiales Charles Isautier; Autentiques de la Reunion; Cafe Vanille; Cafe et Vanille bourbon maceres dans norte; Rhum arrange; 40% vol.; 70 cl; Spiritueux; Charles Isautier, 1845 la Reunion
re_4: Produit et mis en bouteille sur l'Ile de la Reunion par les Distilleries familiales Charles Isautier; Autentiques de la Reunion; Gingembre citron; Gingembre et citron bourbon maceres dans norte; Rhum arrange; 40% vol.; 70 cl; Spiritueux; Charles Isautier, 1845 la Reunion
re_5: Produit et mis en bouteille sur l'Ile de la Reunion par les Distilleries familiales Charles Isautier; Autentiques de la Reunion; Vangassaye Vanille; Vangassaye et Vanille bourbon maceres dans norte; Rhum arrange; 40% vol.; 70 cl; Spiritueux; Charles Isautier, 1845 la Reunion
re_6: Produit et mis en bouteille sur l'Ile de la Reunion par les Distilleries familiales Charles Isautier; Autentiques de la Reunion; Chamares exotique; Chamares exotique bourbon maceres dans norte; Rhum arrange; 40% vol.; 70 cl; Spiritueux; Charles Isautier, 1845 la Reunion
re_7: Rhum arrange; 35°; des iles; Maloya; 1 lit.
re_8: Rhum arrange; 35°; Coco; Maloya; 1 lit.
re_9: Rhum arrange; 35°; Goyavier; Maloya; 1 lit.
re_10: Punch Cafe 24°
re73: Depuis 1845; Punche et Rhums Isautier; Punch Ananas Ingrédients: alcool de cane, jus et pulpe d'ananas macérés, sucre, colorant: caramel E150; 70 cl spiritueux; 3283770557111; 24% vol
re_12: Punch Blonde des iles 24°
re_13: Punch Coco Blanc 24°
re_14: Punch Citron 24°
re_15: Punch Coco 24°
re_16: Punch Exotique 24°
re_17: Punch Letchis 24°
re_18: Punch Passion 24°
re_19: Punch Kiwi 24°
re_20: Liqueur Vangassaye 30°
re_21: Liqueur Combava 30°
re_22: Liqueur Cafe 35°
re_23: Liqueur Vanille 30°
re_24: Fruit arrange Goyavier 18°
re_25: Fruit arrange Cafe 24°
re_26: Fruit arrange Coco Blanc 18°
re_27: Fruit arrange Coco Cristal 24°
re_28: Fruit arrange Orange Sauvage 24°
re_29: Fruit arrange Passion 24°
re_30: Fruit arrange Vanille 24°
re~1: Rhum Vieux Agricole; Vielli en Fut de Chêne; 5 ans d'age; Isautier, Punch et Rhums; 70 cl; 40% vol