Martinique and Guadeloupe Rhum Agricole |
"In 1993 an expert committee wrote the AOC specifications. This committee sets up geographical limits for
cane cultivation and defines acceptable production techniques (distillation
columns, ageing, fermentation, etc.). As it is the case in most AOC
specifications, these limitations did not exclude any current production but
rather set new rules from current practices to make sure that rhum would always
be produced the same way. In France,
all laws and decrees as well as official texts are published in the Journal
Officiel. The Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée Martinique decree enacting the AOC has been signed on November, 5 1996.
It has been published in the Journal Officiel dated November, 8 1996 starting
at page n° 16360. You can access the three pages of the decree."
This decree is what separates Martinique rhum agricole from the rhum agricole produced in other Armagnac Column Still, but deeply entrenched traditions of the other islands as to how it is fermented, distilled and aged means that the final product of the other French islands is slightly different.
(Guadeloupe - Réunion - Guyana). Granted they are called agricole, but there are differences in the way that they are produced and where the sugarcane comes from. Many of the smaller French islands don't have room to produce the sugar cane necessary for their needs and have to be procured from one of the sister French islands. All agricoles are distilled in an
French overseas regions
This is a very confusing issue for me, they are all agricoles, but they are not AOC Martinique agricoles. The different location of the origin of the sugar cane and the methods make they the same, but different. The Martinique Decree is what governs these differences. I'm hoping that this helps you better understand the differences between the agricole from Martinique vs the agricole from the rest of the French Overseas Region. Even though Damoiseau has an Appellation d'Origine Guadeloupe on its label it isn't the same set of rules as the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée Martinique. It is kind of like Australian Rules Football and Soccer, they are similar, but not the same.
(Guadeloupe - Réunion - Guyana). Granted they are called agricole, but there are differences in the way that they are produced and where the sugarcane comes from. Many of the smaller French islands don't have room to produce the sugar cane necessary for their needs and have to be procured from one of the sister French islands. All agricoles are distilled in an
French overseas regions
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