Terra Verde
Sweet dominican Spirit
It means Green Earth – an Original Dominican spiritÂ
Smooth, flavourful
and sweet rum
Well Tasting dominican spirit
Terra Verde means Green Earth and is an Original Dominican spirit. As a sweetened spirit, it is distilled from locally grown sugarcane juice and then aged for years in carefully selected Bourbon casks to create a truly amazing premium spirit. Terra Verde is a smooth and sweet rum spirit with long aging in Bourbon casks to help bring out the sweetness and leave a long velvety soft aftertaste and intense taste experience.Â
At A Clean Spirit, we have placed the spirit production in extremely knowledgeable hands. Here, the sweet rum spirit is aged in American bourbon casks for up to 6 years.
It is distilled at one of the world’s most modern and responsible distilleries, located in The Dominican Republic.Â
The distillery has maximum focus on a green production, and the environment in general. About 50% of the COâ‚‚ from the fermentation process is collected in pressure tanks, which are used for soda production.
As the spirit is casked, the vinasse is processed and sprayed back on to the sugar cane fields as a natural fertilizer. And the biomass is used as fuel to run the entire distillery.
The distillery is known for its good staff relations. As a workplace, it also demonstrates social responsibility by, ensuring that poor school children from the surrounding areas are taken to and from school in buses every day
A velvety soft and smooth sweet spirit
At A Clean Spirit we strive to make rum more sustainable, but at the same time we are focusing on making rum and spirits more accessible, more alluring to everyone.
With every Terra Verde bottle, we tailor the taste to always be sweet, smooth and easy on the mouth, regardless if you like the traditional sweetened spirit taste or an alternative with infused taste.Â
Because the sweetness of the Terra Verde spirit is so strong, it pairs well with other tastes such as chocolate, caramel, vanilla and even coconut. We infuse Terra Verde XOS Chocolate and Coconut with strong flavours after distillation, which adds a richness to the aroma and taste which is comparable with the finest liqueurs.
This makes Terra Verdes sweet spirits versatile and easily enjoyable by almost everyone on our green earth. Â
what is rhum agricole and sweetened rum?
Rhum agricole and sweetened rum represent two aspects of the diverse world of rum.Â
Rhum AgricoleÂ
A style of rum that originated in the French Caribbean islands, which is produced directly from fresh sugarcane juice. This method results in a flavour that is often described as grassy and earthy, capturing the sugarcane essence.
Rhum agricole is defined by some key aspects, that secure its uniqueness.
Raw Material: It is made exclusively from pure “vesou” –Â fresh sugarcane juice.
Origin: The most well-known rhum agricoles come from the French West Indies, particularly Martinique and Guadeloupe, with the product from Martinique having a legally protected production process; Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC)
Production: After the sugarcane is harvested, the juice is quickly extracted and fermented to preserve its freshness. Less than 10% of the worlds rum is made this way, because this rhum agricole process is generally only executed by skilled professionals.
Flavour: Rhum agricole is known for its rich aroma and complexity, and a flavour profile differing vastly from molasses-based rum.Â
Sweetened Rum
Unlike rhum agricole, “sweetened rum” is not a formal type of rum but rather a practice that occurs after distillation. Sugar, caramel coloring, or other sweetening agents can be added to the finished product before bottling.
For a rum to be referred to as sweet or sweetened rum, its flavours have been modified after distillation and aging with added ingredients.
The base rum can be made from either molasses or sugarcane juice, and historically, rum was often sweetened with added sugar after distillation.
The sugar can be added for several different reasons:
- To soften the spirit and hide flaws in the distillate.
- To create a smoother, more palatable product for a wider range of consumers.
- To give the rum the impression of being older than it is, as sweetness can be perceived as a characteristic of aged spirits.
The practice of adding sugar to rum is a topic of debate among rum enthusiasts. Some purists refer to it as “dosing” or “doping” and advocate for transparency in labeling so consumers know if sugar has been added.
