From Panama back to Bremerhaven in one day. Possible today - unthinkable 60 years ago. It took almost a week on the luxurious Atlantic liners. Enough time to let yourself drift and enjoy the trip - for example on deck with a good glass of rum, while whole barrels of rum crossed the ocean below. The "Transcontinental Rum Line" with its selected overseas rums, matured to perfection in Europe, is a tribute to this era of sophisticated travel. George Bénitah has always had a feel for trends: in 1956 he founded the spirits import business "La Maison du Whisky" - and that at a time when whisky was hardly noticed by his French compatriots. The spirits house is now one of the best known in the world. In 2016 the company added top-quality rum to its portfolio and has since made a name for itself as an independent bottler here too. The rums in the "Transcontinental Rum Line" come from Barbados, Belize and the Fiji Islands, among others. What they have in common is that they are all initially stored in oak barrels in their country of origin - at tropical temperatures for rapid, intensive maturation and strong aromas. After being shipped to the French bottler, the rums are then matured for up to two years in a continental climate. This gives them additional complexity. All rums in the line contain no additives and are not chill-filtered. The bottle label provides additional information about the distillation and bottling date and the storage period of the respective rum.