5 Countries that Produce the Best Rum in the World

4. Martinique

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Martinique is generally known as a tropical paradise for sun and sea, but the lush, French Caribbean island is also celebrated as a producer of premium quality rum. Like many of its island neighbors, Martinique has deeply rooted tradition in the legendary drink, so much that the locals boast, ‘All roads lead to rhum.’

There are fourteen distilleries in Martinique, and they produce rum from sugar cane juice in several styles. Perhaps the most coveted is the Rhum Vieux or old rum, which ages for at least three years in oak.