Although historically rhum agricole did not rely on the labor ... hiring locals to cultivate different cane varietals and bringing the entire process, from field to bottle, in-house.

This process leads to the most superbly tasting baba au rhum, says Tana Rattananikom, head chef of Cumulus Inc., a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia, that serves its baba with aged rum and crème ...

Though it’s been produced since at least the 19th century, rhum agricole is a product that is still fairly new to the U.S., with the first bottlings imported from Martinique about 15 years ago.

I will immediately say this for Haitai’s Rhum Barbancourt—it’s been quite a while since any rum review required me to do quite this much reading and research, before I started writing.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Robb Report may receive an affiliate commission. While rum is mostly made from molasses, rhum agricole ...

Haitian rum brand Rhum Barbancourt has a long history on the island. Despite being set back by 2010’s earthquake, and in spite of the political instability that Haiti contests with currently, it is ...

That being said, English-style, molasses-based rums currently dominate the market (molasses being a byproduct of the sugarcane refining process ... certain drinks where rhum or ron really ...