Post #341621 by Scottes on Thu, Nov 1, 2007 6:15 PM

Ti Punch.

In an old-fashioned glass:
1/2oz simple syrup
Fill with ice
Squeeze a lime wedge (1/6 or 1/8) and throw in
Fill with agricole
Stir

White agricoles are not a good bet for the uninitiated. (Note that you picked a very good one, too!) It's best to start with a young gold, like Clement VSOP which is 80-proof, unlike the 90+ or 100 that most agricoles are. Or, start with a good cachaça like Fazenda Mae De Ouro, Boca Loca, or Beleza Pura. This will get you used to the fresh cane juice tastes of agricoles.

The aromas and flavors of an agricole are quite unlike molasses-based rums. They're very noticeable in a white agricole, but you will find similarities in young aged ones, like the Clement I mentioned, or even Barbancourt 5-star (which isn't an agricole but is made with fresh cane juice an has milder tones). At 8 years old, the 5-star barely has the agricole tendencies, so the 4-star might be a better starter. Once an agricole has aged for a long time these aromas are far less noticeable. The 10-year-old Rhum JM 1997 is fantastic, and rivals cognacs for complexity.