Drinking in Grande-Terre means rum — specifically the agricultural rum (rhum agricole) distilled from fresh sugarcane juice rather than molasses, which gives Guadeloupe's rum a grassy, complex character unlike most Caribbean rums. The ti' punch (little punch: rum, lime wedge, cane syrup) is the standard opener at any bar worth visiting. Beach bars cluster along the south coast from Le Gosier to Saint-François; Pointe-à-Pitre has a livelier evening scene around the waterfront and Place de la Victoire.