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Her path to fame? She simply looked inside a large hamburger bun and gruffly asked, “Where’s the beef?” Rodney Dangerfield gave up his career as an aluminum-siding salesman to give stand- up comedy a shot. He was 46. Ang Lee was a stay-at-home dad before becoming one of the most important direc- tors in the world at 41. Morgan Freeman was 52 when double fame found him for “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Glory.” Julia Child was discovered in the kitchen at 49. In their notable club is rhum agricole, now the toast of the rum-drinking world as well as international corporations buying up its makers. It’s on a birthday of about 152 this year. While definitely a rum and classified as such, rhum agricole is seldom in the minds of those who love traditional rum. It’s to rum what Champagne is to sparkling wine, scotch and bourbon are to whiskeys, tequila is to mezcal or a martini is to cocktails. They are part of a family. The name is French for “agricultural rum,” which generally distinguishes it from other rums. The crème de la crème of rhum agricole is produced at 14 or so distilleries on the island of Martinique in the French West Indies un- der strict French codes and labeled as “AOC Martinique Rhum Agricole.” There are, however, sugarcane rums made using the same methods throughout the Caribbean, South and North America and Mexico. These places include Texas’ own innovative Railean Distillery in San Leon where owner Kelly Railean began producing Railean Grand Cuvee several years ago in the agricole way. So what is this overnight star, give or take a century, of the rum world? Rhum agricole is made directly from fresh- ly squeezed sugarcane juice. The majority of them are clear. They have fewer additives, are less sweet and have a higher alcohol content than traditional rums made from sugarcane molasses. To be produced in ag- ricole style, the sugarcane juice is fermented and then aged in oak barrels anywhere from six weeks to 15 or more years. Railean ages its Grand Cuvee four years. COASTMONTHLY.COM | OCTOber 2022 103 Marais’ Pineapple Ti Punch is made with rhum agricole, muddled lime and pineap- ple and pure cane syrup.104 COASTMONTHLY.COM | OCTOber 2022 Keith Lilley, who with his wife, Holly, own Marais in Dickin- son, muddles lime and fresh pineapple for the restaurant’s Pineapple Ti Punch. COASTMONTHLY.COM | OCTOber 2022 105 DOWN THE HATCH Because sugarcane juice can begin to spoil within 24 hours of being pro- cessed, fermenting must begin almost immediately after harvest. As a result, the juice used in each rum is from a very specific place, giving the rum characteristics unique to its source, similar to grapes used to make wine. “The origin of the sugarcane makes a difference,” Railean said. “The cane juice and molasses we purchase is domestic, so it is grown mostly in Louisiana, but it’s also sourced from Texas, Florida and possibly other states around the Gulf Coast. “Things grown in different parts of the world will tend to taste different. It’s referred to as ‘terroir,’ and it’s about environmental factors. You hear about terroir a lot in winemaking, but it also holds true for other crops.” For the connoisseur, rhum agricole is all about terroir. “Rhum agricole can be a little harsh at first, but it really reflects the terroir of the sugarcane since it is directly distilled from cane juice,” said Keith Lilley, who with his wife, Holly, own Marais, a popular full-service restau- rant in Dickinson. Lilley’s fascination with rhum agri- cole motivated him to create a cocktail menu called Sugar Cane Distillates. It features liquors including Martinique’s rhum agricole, as well as Brazilian cachaca and Costa Rican cacique, both made from sugarcane juice but bottled immediately with no barrel aging. The taste of rhum agricole dif- fers remarkably from molasses rum, Railean said. “Rum made from sugarcane juice tends to have citrus notes,” she said. “It tastes and smells more like fresh cut grass. It has a nice acidity and herbaceous quality to it. “The flavor profile of rum made from molasses tends to be more notes of vanilla, caramelized sugar and such.” Among the cocktails Lilley devel- oped is a Marais version of Martinique Ti Punch, known as the official cock- tail of Martinique and Guadalupe. “Since originally Rhum Agricole was developed by the farmers and is literally translated ‘agricultural rum,’ I imagined the workers of the day reaching for what might be available like distilled rhum agricole, fresh pineapple, limes and possibly, if available, sugarcane syrup,” Lilley said. “And there you have it, Pineap- ple Ti Punch! Now cue the Reggae.” At the Railean Distillery & Bucca- neer Bar, a number of cocktails made with Railean Grand Cuvee. “We use a lot of citrus and savory style mixers in cocktails are made with our Grand Cuvee Rum,” Railean said. “We don’t really do anything super sweet or creamy like a piña colada. It just doesn’t seem to be the right balance and flavor profile. “Club soda, tonic, lemon, lime, grape- fruit, something spicy like jalapeño or habanero and savory things like mint, basil and cucumber work well.” Traditional rum most likely origi- nated with the Portuguese in Brazil through cane brandy in the 1620s. It was first documented in Barbados in 1647, however, and was developed because of an over abundance of mo- lasses from refining the sugar. Locals made a drink from it called Kill Devil. But as its popularity among the English widened, it picked up the name rumbullion, which was later shortened to rum. Appropriately, perhaps, rumbullion was a slang word from the south of England meaning, “a brawl or violent commotion.” Rhum agricole found its place during the years after Europe dis- covered ways of creating sugar from beets rather than sugarcane and sent the sugar market plummeting. With plenty of cane in the fields not worth processing, making rum from fresh cane juice rather than molas- ses was seen as a profitable way to salvage the crops. Beginning in Martinique, the commercial future of rhum agricole was born. Because it’s produced in relatively small quantities and because rum made with sugarcane juice has few, if any, artificial ingredients, it’s more expensive than traditional rum. And the nuances of each agricole rum also work to make it a specialty drink, Railean said. “In my opinion, you would substi- tute rhum agricole for traditional rums when someone prefers less sweetness in a rum cocktail,” Lilley said. Several bars and retailers in the area are widening the market for these rums. For anyone wanting to try a rhum agricole from its original source, Houston’s BCI Bonnette represen- tative Jess Householder said Spec’s, Galveston’s Daquiri Time Out and Rosewater in the Clear Lake area all have some bottles of Trois Rivières Rhum Agricole, a historic brand from Martinique’s oldest sugarcane planta- tion, one dating back to 1660. Rhum agricole shows that fame can come to those that wait. The same goes for those who wish to try it. They must wait to be 21 or older. Dickinson’s Marais restaurant co-owner Keith Lilley adapted this drink from a recipe for Martinique Ti Punch, known as the national cocktail of Martinique and Guadalupe. He added fresh pineapple to better highlight the rhum agricole. It’s part of a special drink menu at the restaurant using liquors made with sugarcane juice. MARAIS’ PINEAPPLE TI PUNCH 1 small lime, cut into wedges ¼ cup fresh ripe pineapple chunks ½ ounce Steen’s Pure Cane Syrup 1½ ounces Rhum J.M. Place first three ingredients in a double old-fashioned rocks glass and muddle well, incorporating all ingredients. Add the rhum J.M. (or substitute rhum agricole of choice, including rhum Clement, Trois rivières or rhum HSe). Fill glass with ice and stir. Garnish with fresh pineapple wedge. Delicious and dangerous.106 COASTMONTHLY.COM | OCTOber 2022 Community and business leaders and supporters helped the United Way of Galveston kick off its 99th annual campaign Sept. 1 at the Moody Gardens Hotel. Photos by Carla Peoples UNITED WAY OF GALVESTON CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF LUNCHEON PARTY PICS PICTURED: 1. United Way of Galveston team and board members Jennifer Jameson, April Ciccarello, Kimberly Hill-Danesi, Jennifer Lamm, Lindsey White, Kent Etienne, Neil Hoover, Zahrah Ektefaei and Christie Dees. 2. Callie Walker, Sarah Burgess, Angela Brown, Angela Wilson and the Rev. Richard Rhoades. 3. Steven Peña, Lauren Scott, Torrina Harris, Vivian Victoria and Barbara Sanderson. 4. 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