Cocktails with Martinique molasses rhum
Martinique molasses rhum is a rum distilled from molasses rather than fresh cane juice, made on the Caribbean island of Martinique.
ABV40%
Taste profile
The aroma leans toward brown sugar and dried fruit, carrying into a warm, molasses-sweet body with a mellow, faintly toffee finish.
How it's used
Poured as a base measure, it anchors stirred and shaken builds with sweet, molasses-driven depth; the qualitative dose is a full jigger rather than a seasoning splash.
Substitutes for Martinique molasses rhum
Another molasses-based rum of comparable weight and proof.
Description
Fermented and distilled from sugarcane molasses, this style sets itself apart from the island's better-known agricole rhum, which is pressed from fresh cane juice; the molasses base yields a rounder, heavier spirit bottled here at 40% ABV.
Origin
Rum production in the Caribbean grew out of colonial sugarcane cultivation, and Martinique developed a distilling tradition split between molasses-based and fresh-juice (agricole) styles.
