Brand
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.
- Monte Negro (Santiago Island) · Santiago Island · Cape Verde
- 1 product
Grogue
Meet the producer
The story
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)
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.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Monte Negro (Santiago Island)
- Categories
- rum
- grogue (rum of Cape Verde)
- rhum agricole
- artisan rum
- Raw materials
- sugarcane juice (pure cane juice)
- Representative products
- Rum Barbosa Amado & Vicente 70cl – Grogue (approximately 45% ABV)
What makes it distinctive
- 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.