Rum - Cane juice/Agricole vieux (min 3yo) rhum

Core

Martinique (AOC), Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Reunion Island

Famous For

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Daiquiri

Rum, lime, sugar. The cocktail that proves mastery hides in simplicity.

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Mojito

Rum, mint, lime, sugar, soda. Havana bottled a summer afternoon.

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Piña Colada

Puerto Rico declared it their national drink in 1978 and two bartenders still fight over who made it first.

ABV42-50%. AOC Martinique mandates minimum 42% for vieux. Most expressions 42-45%.

Sub-styles

Vieux (3yr+)VSOP (4yr+)XO (6yr+)Hors d'Age (8yr+)Single CaskMillésime (vintage)

Tasting Notes

Dried fruit (apricot, fig), vanilla, baking spice (cinnamon, nutmeg), leather, tobacco, old oak, caramel, the underlying grassy-herbal agricole note (it never fully disappears), orange peel, coffee, cocoa. The signature of good aged agricole is that the cane character persists through the oak — you taste both origins, field and barrel, in every sip.

Brand Guide

Call

Rhum JM VO, Clément VSOP ($30-40)

Premium

Neisson Réserve Spéciale, HSE VSOP, Rhum JM VSOP ($40-55)

Top Shelf

Clément XO, Rhum JM XO, Neisson Extra Vieux, La Favorite Vieux ($55-120). Hors d'Age/vintage: Rhum JM Millésime, HSE Ragtime, Clément Single Cask ($80-200+). Rhum JM VSOP is the entry point — pour it for cognac drinkers and watch their face