Guildivier ÉCONOMUSÉE®
Guildiverie de Patrick
Carrefour-des-Pères, Haïti
Regular member
Guildivier ÉCONOMUSÉE®
- Guildivier
Light meal
Patrick St-Surin, son of a guildivier, practices a craft that is part of the rich history of Haitian culture and is a dedicated artisan, eager to share his knowledge.
In 2012, Patrick decided to relaunch the family guildiviery, despite his father Delorier's admonitions to seek his fortune elsewhere. This son of a guildivier got the business back on its feet and began transforming sugar cane into clairin cane syrup, long called guildive. Patrick handles all stages of production and distribution, including distribution in several American States. Distilled from sugar cane grown on his land, his clairin is produced using the traditional method, just as it was two centuries ago. The harvested sugar cane is immediately transported on horseback to the sugar shack to be crushed. Then the juice, or vesou, will be fermented, distilled in an open-fire still and then bottled.
The experience
You couldn’t experience a more complete change of scenery: walking in the sugar cane fields, watching the transformation of the cane into clairin, tasting the freshly pressed juice, chewing the cane and as they used to say, "teasing the guildive ".
The products
You will be able to purchase a type of brandy which for a long time was a commodity traded between the colonies of Santo Domingo and New France in the 18th century. Therefore, you'll be able to take home a brandy that was once very popular in the St. Lawrence Valley.
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Contact information
Guildiverie de Patrick
Guildivier ÉCONOMUSÉE®
Address
56, Carrefour-des-peres, 3e section - Milot, Haïti
