Rhum agricole - Literally, agricultural rum, a rum made from the vesou, the juice of sugarcane, which is then fermented, as is the molasses used in traditional or industrial rum.  In the case of a little-made spirit – Rhum Batterie, the vesou is heated to make an intensely flavored reduction of the cane juices. The process continues in the same manner to the next stage for all rums.  The juice is fermented and then distilled. A Rhum grand arôme can be made at this point using a mix of the residual slurry, vinasse, left in the still after distillation and a very long fermented molasses.  This is another means for creating an intense aroma and the resultant rum is most often used in baking. 

The characteristics of Rhum agricole come not only from the vesou but also from the terroir of the sugarcane, the type of still used in the distilling process, as well as the amount of and the containers in which they are aged.