Rhum Agricole Cocktails

21 drinks · Updated October 2026

Rhum agricole is rum made from fermented fresh sugarcane juice rather than molasses, particularly associated with the French Caribbean. Martinique has a protected appellation with detailed rules covering its production, but not every rhum agricole comes from Martinique. Distillation and maturation produce both unaged and wood-aged styles. In cocktails, unaged versions often contribute grassy, vegetal cane flavors, while aged versions also bring oak-derived character. Ti Punch combines rhum agricole with lime and cane sugar. The Mai Tai and Three Dots and a Dash also appear here, using cane-juice rum as part of their rum combinations.

• Hotel Nacional

  Hotel Nacional, Havana (c. 1930)

  1.75 oz Gold rum 0.5 oz Apricot liqueur 0.75 oz Pineapple juice 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.25 oz Rich simple syrup 1 tsp Rhum agricole blanc (optional)

• Mai Tai

  Trader Vic Bergeron, Oakland (1944)

  1 Lime wedge 1 oz Aged Demerara rum 1 oz Jamaican rum 0.25 oz Rhum agricole blanc 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 1 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Orgeat 1 dash Angostura bitters

• Martinique Fizz

  Hotel Martinique, New York (1930s)

  0.5 oz Lemon juice 2 barspoons Powdered sugar 1 oz Gold rum 0.75 oz Rye whiskey 0.5 oz Rhum agricole vieux 1.5 oz Soda water

• Puka Puka Punch

  Don the Beachcomber (c. 1937), from Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's Potions of the Caribbean

  1.5 oz Gold rum 1.5 oz Rhum agricole vieux 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Simple syrup 0.5 oz Passion fruit syrup 0.5 oz Falernum 1 cup Crushed ice

• Three Dots and a Dash

  Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood (1940s)

  1.5 oz Rhum agricole 0.5 oz Aged rum 0.25 oz Falernum 0.25 oz Allspice dram 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orange juice 0.5 oz Honey syrup (1:1) 2 dashes Angostura bitters

• Ti Punch

  Classic (Martinique)

  0.5 oz Lime juice 1 tsp Cane sugar syrup 2 oz Rhum agricole blanc

• Lost Lake's Mai Tai

  Paul McGee, Lost Lake, Chicago (2018)

  1 oz Rhum agricole 0.5 oz Overproof Jamaican rum 0.5 oz Jamaican rum 1 oz Lime juice 0.75 oz Orgeat 0.5 oz Orange curaçao 0.25 oz Demerara syrup

• Daq Attack

  Lee Zaremba, Let's Go Disco & Cocktail Club, Los Angeles (2022)

  1.5 oz Three-year rum 0.5 oz Rhum agricole 1 oz Kiwi syrup 0.5 oz Lime juice

• Nico de Soto's Pineapple Daiquiri

  Nico de Soto, New York (2023)

  1 oz Pineapple rum 1 oz White rum 0.5 oz Rhum agricole 0.75 oz Pineapple juice 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.25 oz Cane syrup

• Monterey Park Lychee Martini

  Han Suk Cho, Kato, Los Angeles (2023)

  2 tbsp Almond jello 1 oz Elderflower liqueur 0.75 oz Lychee purée 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Plain yogurt 0.5 oz Pisco 0.25 oz Jamaican rum 0.25 oz Rhum agricole 4 dashes Angostura bitters 4 dashes Orange bitters

• Le Daiquiri

  Matty Kua, The Pig and the Lady, Honolulu (2023)

  2 oz Unaged Hawaiian agricole rum 0.75 oz Pandan sweet potato syrup 0.75 oz Lime juice

• Tigre's Airmail

  William Elliott, Tigre, New York (2024)

  0.5 oz Rhum agricole 0.5 oz Aged rum 0.5 oz Lightly aged rum 0.5 oz Lime juice (scant) 0.5 oz Cane syrup (1:1, scant) 0.75 tsp Lime cordial Champagne, to top

• Porch Jammer

  Mel Tate, New Orleans (2025)

  1 oz Agricole-style rum 1 oz London dry gin 0.5 oz Blanc vermouth 0.25 oz Banana liqueur 3 dashes Orange bitters 2 dashes Lime bitters

• Tour Le Carbet

  Shannon Mustipher, New York

  2 oz Rhum agricole blanc 0.75 oz Falernum 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Gentian liqueur

• Rum Penicillin

  Liz Kelley, Cure, New Orleans (2025)

  1.5 oz Aged rhum agricole 0.5 oz Lime juice 0.25 oz Ginger syrup 0.25 oz Honey syrup (2:1) 5 drops Angostura bitters

• Baie du Galion

  Martin Cate, Smuggler's Cove, San Francisco

  2 oz Rhum agricole blanc 0.5 oz Green Chartreuse 0.25 oz Drambuie

• South Sea Dipper

  Trader Vic, adapted by Paul McGee, Lost Lake, Chicago

  1 oz White rum 0.5 oz Aged rum 0.5 oz Rhum agricole (unaged) 0.75 oz Lemon juice 0.75 oz Pineapple juice 0.75 oz Passion fruit syrup 0.25 oz Simple syrup 1 tsp Ruby port 1 dash Angostura bitters

• Daiquiri d'Ananas

  Erik Hakkinen, Seattle (2017)

  1.5 oz Rhum agricole 0.75 oz Pineapple liqueur 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.25 oz Orgeat

• Lone Wolf & Cub

  Matthew Belanger, Death & Co, Los Angeles (2023)

  1.25 oz Rhum agricole (aged) 0.75 oz Green chile vodka 0.5 oz Melon aperitif 0.75 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Orgeat 1 dash Absinthe

• Premiere Mai Tai

  Will Elliott, Maison Premiere, Brooklyn (2019)

  1 oz Rhum agricole vieux 0.5 oz Aged rum 0.5 oz Dry curaçao 0.25 oz Blackstrap rum 0.25 oz Overproof Jamaican rum 0.75 oz Orgeat 1 oz Lime juice

• Bitches Brew

  Daniel Eun, PDT, New York (2008)

  1 oz Rhum agricole blanc 1 oz Aged rum 1 oz Lime juice 0.5 oz Allspice dram 0.5 oz Demerara syrup 1 Whole egg