Made from fresh-pressed sugarcane juice rather than molasses, giving grassy, vegetal flavours. Martinique's rhum agricole has its own AOC.
History
French Caribbean islands such as Martinique began distilling fresh cane juice in the late 1800s, when beet sugar ruined the sugar trade and molasses was scarce. Martinique's rhum agricole got an AOC in 1996.
Why it exists
Using fresh juice rather than molasses gives a grassy, earthy rum that tastes of the cane.
Ingredients
- Fresh sugar cane juice
- Yeast
- Oak (for aged styles)
How it's made
- Cane is crushed and juice pressed within hours
- Juice is fermented for 24-72 hours
- Distilled in a column still to about 70%
- Blanc is rested in steel, vieux is aged in oak for 3+ years
- Bottled at 40-50%
how to enjoy it
Serve & enjoy
In a Ti' Punch: rhum, lime and cane syrup.
For readers of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Ratings & notes
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