Full Review

Plantation

Plantation
5 Year Aged Rum

Category: Rum (Aged more than 3 Years)

Date Tasted:
Country: Barbados
Alcohol: 40%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$24

Plantation
5 Year Aged Rum

Category: Rum (Aged more than 3 Years)

Date Tasted:
Country: Barbados
Alcohol: 40%
Gold color. Aromas of roasted chestnuts, terra cotta and clay, roasted bananas and sultanas, and painted pencil and rubber mat with a supple, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-long vanilla pudding, honey roasted walnuts, and lacquered wood finish. A fruity-yet-earthy Rum that will pop in cocktails.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Fruity
Aroma Aroma: roasted chestnuts, terra cotta and clay, roasted bananas and sultanas, and painted pencil and rubber mat
Taste Flavor: vanilla pudding, honey roasted walnuts, and lacquered wood
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Cuba Libre, Daiquiri Natural, Dark & Stormy
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A fruity-yet-earthy Rum that will pop in cocktails.

The Producer or Importer

Cognac Ferrand USA

The Producer or  Importer
44 Woodstone Rd
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
USA
1 978-771-9234

Their Portfolio

BR Canerock Spiced Rum 40% (Jamaica) $29.00. - Bronze Medal
86 Canerock Spiced Rum 40% (Jamaica) $34.00.
BR Canerock Spiced Rum 40% (Jamaica) $29.00. - Bronze Medal
95 Plantation 20th Anniversary XO Extra Old Aged Rum 40% (Barbados) $59.00.
96 Plantation Isle Of Fiji Rum 40% (Fiji) $24.00.
89 Plantation 5 Year Aged Rum 40% (Barbados) $24.00.
95 Plantation Original Dark Double Aged Rum 40% (Barbados) $21.00.
93 Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Rum 43% (Jamaica) $24.00.
94 Plantation Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple Rum 40% (France) $34.00.
93 Plantation 3 Stars Silver Rum 41.2% (Barbados) $19.00.
93 Plantation Original Dark Double Aged Rum 40% (Barbados) $19.00.
90 Plantation Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple Rum 40% (Barbados) $24.00.
94 Plantation Isle Of Fiji Double Barrel Rum 40% (Fiji) $24.00.
89 Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Rum 43% (Jamaica) $22.00.
93 Plantation 20th Anniversary XO Rum 40% (Barbados) $55.00.
92 Plantation Barbados 5 Year Aged Rum 40% (Barbados) $25.00.
92 Planteray Xaymaca Special Dry Rum 43% (Jamaica) $29.00.
89 Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut Flavored Rum 40% (Barbados) $35.00.
88 Stade’s Rum Beach Vat N°1 White Rum 43% (Barbados) $25.00.
90 Stade’s Rum Bond N°8 Rum 43% (Barbados) $25.00.
93 Stade’s Rum Bond No. 8 Rum 43% (Barbados) $24.00.

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