What is Rhum Agricole?<\/p>\n
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Rhum Agricole<\/strong>\u00a0is a type of\u00a0rum<\/a>\u00a0distilled in one of the\u00a0French West Indies<\/a>\u00a0islands from freshly squeezed\u00a0sugar cane<\/a>\u00a0juice rather than from\u00a0molasses<\/a>. Most rum is made from molasses, a byproduct of\u00a0sugar refining<\/a>\u00a0but when France began to make sugar from\u00a0sugar beets<\/a>, sugar prices plunged heavily. The debt ridden sugar factories could not survive solely on sugar production. The French islands found that fresh\u00a0cane juice<\/a>\u00a0was available for fermenting and distilling into rum.<\/p>\n Much Rhum Agricole comes from the island of\u00a0Martinique<\/a>\u00a0though other islands in the French Caribbean, including\u00a0Guadeloupe<\/a>,\u00a0Marie-Galante<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0St. Barths<\/a>\u00a0also produce it.\u00a0Reunion Island<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mauritius<\/a>, in the\u00a0Indian Ocean<\/a>, also produce rum known as Rhum Agricole. Some Haitian Rums are considered agricoles as well.<\/p>\n Martinique is most well known for Rhum Agricole because French law allowed for (and current European Union law allows for) an “Appellation d\u2019Origine Contr\u00f4l\u00e9e” (protected designation of origin) of “rhum agricole AOC Martinique” for rums produced on the island of Martinique that meet certain standards .<\/p>\n It is the main ingredient in\u00a0Ti’Punch<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rhum Agricole is usually distilled to 70% alcohol\u00a0(140 proof\u00a0in the U.S.) and then watered down to 40~55% (80-110 proof)when bottled. It may be aged as little as a few months (3 months at least for AOC rhum agricole) or for several years. After three years of aging in Oak\u00a0Barrels it may be called “rhum vieux,” or “old rhum”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is Rhum Agricole? According to Wikipedia, ‘ Rhum Agricole\u00a0is a type of\u00a0rum\u00a0distilled in one of the\u00a0French West Indies\u00a0islands from freshly squeezed\u00a0sugar cane\u00a0juice rather than from\u00a0molasses. Most rum is made from molasses, a byproduct of\u00a0sugar refining\u00a0but when France began to … Continue reading