The wonderful world of rum is filled with many variations of the spirit, we know it can get a bit confusing. One of the more simple ways to help distinguish the differences are with the 101's. For us that means distinguishing the difference between rum and rhum with an h, which is rhum agricole! For some of ...
5 French Style Rums you Need
French styled rum, commonly identified as rhum agricole (yes, rum with an H) is inescapable when seeking out rum options at your local bar, restaurant, or liquor store. AOC Rhum Agricole, hailed from the French West Indies of the Caribbean, undresses a category of rum bursting with bold and funky flavor profiles that cannot be imitated anywhere else in ...
Spirit Guide: What to Know About Rhum Agricole
Read up on what there is to know about Rhum Agricole, in Wayne Curtis's "Spirit Guide" - Brought to you by Punch online magazine. I’d always dismissed “terroir” in spirits as just pure marketing, telling consumers what they wanted to hear... Martinique forced me to rethink this. Check out the rest of the article here
Rum Journal: Tasting a Guadeloupe Rhum From 1991
Far on the eastern end of Guadeloupe’s butterflied island pair is Le Moule. It is a nondescript place of farms and palm trees, quiet and breezy. But it has a secret. In a lush hilltop next to an old mill is one of the Caribbean’s best rum distilleries: Damoiseau. It’s long been a Rum Journal favorite, whether the ...
L’Esprit de Damoiseau – Cocktail Competition!
Damoiseau Cocktail Competition to Win a trip to Guadeloupe About Damoiseau Rhum Rhum Damoiseau is the most popular rhum known in the French archipelago of Guadeloupe. The brand embodies the rich, quality-driven approach to French Caribbean Rhum while still maintaining a sense of humor and humility that is so prevalent in the sporty and casual culture of ...