A grassy, raw cane-juice rum distilled on the west coast estate at Macoucherie, where the cane is still crushed by a water wheel and the rum made from fresh juice rather than molasses. It is drunk neat or with coconut water.
Distilling is illegal without a licence, and the rum is defined by an estate mill that crushes its own cane within hours of cutting.
What goes into it
- fresh sugarcane juice
- yeast
- water
How it is made
Cane cut on the estate is crushed by a water-driven mill within hours, and the fresh juice fermented for a few days before being distilled in a pot still. Using fresh juice rather than molasses is what gives the rum its grassy, vegetal character, and it also means the distillery can only run during the cane harvest.
How long it takes: days to ferment; mostly bottled unaged
How it is eaten
Neat, with coconut water, or as the base of a bush-rum infusion.
History
Distilled on the west coast estate at Macoucherie, where cane is still crushed by a water wheel and the rum made from fresh juice.
Frequently asked questions
What is Macoucherie rum?
Macoucherie rum is a wine & spirit from Dominica: cane juice rum, grassy and raw, drunk neat or with coconut water. Distilled on the west coast estate at Macoucherie, where cane is still crushed by a water wheel and the rum made from fresh juice.
How is Macoucherie rum made?
Cane cut on the estate is crushed by a water-driven mill within hours, and the fresh juice fermented for a few days before being distilled in a pot still. Using fresh juice rather than molasses is what gives the rum its grassy, vegetal character, and it also means the distillery can only run during the cane harvest. It takes days to ferment; mostly bottled unaged.
Can I make Macoucherie rum at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. Distilling is illegal without a licence, and the rum is defined by an estate mill that crushes its own cane within hours of cutting.
What goes into Macoucherie rum?
Fresh sugarcane juice, yeast, water.
How is Macoucherie rum eaten?
Neat, with coconut water, or as the base of a bush-rum infusion.
