Rhum agricole (more properly known as rhum agricole) and industrial
rum are two very different kinds of alcohol: rhum agricole is obtained by
distilling fresh, fermented cane juice while industrial rum (molasses rum)
describes the alcohol resulting from distillery of molasses, a residue of
sugar manufacture.
Rhum agricole is produced by fermenting and distilling pure sugar cane juice
(the vesou) while industrial rum is obtained by fermenting molasses,
the residue of non-crystalizing sugars left over from sugar production.
The fresh cane is crushed by 3 or 4 mills a series of mills made of revoving
cylinders called ‘rolles’ in French. This process separates the cane juice (vesou)
from the fibres (the bagasse)
The cane juice is then filtered and placed in fermentation vats.
Rhum agricole which is almost invariably distilled close to where the sugar
cane grows is famed throughout the world for its specific aroma and flavour,
and its method of production.
Magic Alambic’s rum
focusses m ainly on a predominance of rhum agricole and top level quality.
All rum, whether it is agricultural or industrial, is obtained from sugar
cane.
A portion of it is kept as white rhum agricole and another portion put away
for ageing to produce rum known as either ‘élevé sous bois’
(literally, ‘aged in wood’) or oak-cask rum.
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