Category: Rhum Agricole

Rum from Martinique, Guadeloupe, and other French territories

Six Things About the French Rum Industry

When it comes to French rum, most enthusiasts’ awareness starts and stops with the fact that Martinique and Guadeloupe make…

Tiki’s Missing Ingredient: “Martinique Rum” of Yore

One of the hallmarks of the modern Tiki revival is the obsessive attention paid to recreating the classic recipes of…

Martinique’s Other Rum Regulation : The Grand Arôme (Le Galion) PGI

Martinique’s appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) is perhaps the best-known regulation in the rum world of rum. Less known is that Guadeloupe, its…

Guadeloupe’s Rhum GI and How it Compares to Martinique’s AOC

Rum regulations (aka GIs) are a favorite topic here on Cocktail Wonk. My ever-growing archive of GI-related stories, including the…