Rum Agricole gots its name because it is made from freshly juiced sugarcane also known as “vesou”, instead of molasses. Unlike the thick, treacle-like molasses, sugar cane juice rums retain all of the fresh, green, earthy and vegetal-like features of the sugarcane, hence the name Agricole. Around 5% of the rum produced worldwide is made exclusively with fresh sugarcane juice. To make Rum Agricole, it’s important to have the fields and facilities in close proximity to each other, freshly cut cane is very unstable due to microorganisms and natural yeast that begin to affect the cane the moment it is cut.
