Fresh Cane Spirits Connect Every Cocktail To Its Roots

Olivia Stewart, president of Oxbow Estate Rum, recently added an agricole-style rum to the operation’s lineup. She hopes to create an A.O.C.-style designation for Louisiana sugarcane and spirits. The goal is not just to release notable cane spirits, she says, but to support the Louisiana sugarcane industry overall.

Distilling the Oxbow story

Olivia Stewart never figured on living in Louisiana again and the art history major certainly didn’t think her fight to save a family-owned company would make her a pioneer in the premium craft rum business.