Grogue is located in Monte Negro (Santiago Island) Santiago Island Cape Verde.

What does Grogue produce?

Grogue produces or represents products such as rum, grogue (rum of Cape Verde), rhum agricole, artisan rum.

Where can I buy products from Grogue?

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Brand

Grogue

Explore the spirits, production style and story of Grogue.

Grogue is the label/term used for the traditional rum of Cape Verde; the best-known commercial version is the Grogue produced by the Barbosa Amado & Vicente family at the Monte Negro facility (Santiago Island). The commonly available bottling is the Barbosa Amado & Vicente (70 cl, ~45% ABV), an artisanal pure cane juice rum in the 'rhum agricole' style.

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What to know about Grogue

Type Brand

Region Monte Negro (Santiago Island) , Santiago Island , Cape Verde

Products from 1

Grogue is the typical alcoholic beverage made from cane juice produced in Cape Verde. The version known as Barbosa Amado & Vicente is produced at Monte Negro (Santiago Island) by the Barbosa Amado & Vicente family; the product is exported through specialist importers and bottlers. Artisanal production with copper pot still distillation and fermentations using indigenous yeasts; the reference commercial product is generally unaged and bottled at 45% ABV.

Producer range

Producer range Grogue

Spirit categories

rum grogue (rum of Cape Verde) rhum agricole artisan rum

Representative products

Rum Barbosa Amado & Vicente 70cl – Grogue (approximately 45% ABV)

Raw materials

sugarcane juice (pure cane juice)

Distillation and production

Production method

Produced from pure cane juice (pure cane juice / rhum agricole): fermentation with indigenous yeasts and distillation in a discontinuous copper pot still, often wood-fired; the most common commercial expressions are generally unaged (NAS).

Distillation

Discontinuous copper pot still, often wood-fired; distillation from cane juice (rhum agricole / grogue style).

Ageing

Unaged (NAS) for the commonly available Barbosa Amado & Vicente bottling.

Producer history Grogue

No official brand page for Grogue was found. Commercial and specialist sources indicate that the production associated with the Barbosa Amado & Vicente label takes place at the Monte Negro distillery on Santiago Island (Cape Verde), owned by the Barbosa Amado & Vicente family since the 20th century; the brand's international emergence has been promoted since 2019 through collaborations with foreign importers and bottlers.

Production philosophy

Artisanal production rooted in the local traditions of Cape Verde: valorisation of local cane juice, traditional small-scale fermentation and distillation methods, with emphasis on territorial typicity rather than mass industrial production.

Territory

Cape Verde, Santiago Island (Monte Negro area / estates of the Barbosa Amado & Vicente family)

Grogue

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Rum Barbosa & Vicente 70cl - Grogue

65,57 € 59,64 €

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Grogue