Plantation Pineapple Stiggin's Fancy

The rum is like the 20years anaversery rom from plantation but in-sted of the coconut flavor in the anaversery rum, This version have an good flavor of pineappel, bur This rum is a little bit stronger ind the alkohold taste, but still its an fairly good rum 👍🏻

Ananas er faktisk ganske gennemtrængende, men synes at den er en anelse sprittet.
20 års Plantation er en hel del bedre.

Drinking it straight (roomtep) would recommend to let it rest in the glas little bit. Beautiful tones of sweet pineapple vanilla citrusy . Flavours combined brings good balance. Just got 3 bottles the other 2 will be in a vault Hehe hard to get it here I Sweden.

The pineapple aroma and flavor come through, without being overpowering.
And not to sweet like some other rums.

super stuff if you're into fruity rum. Very well balanced without the overwhelming pineapple taste you might expect! Definitely recommended.

First, a disclaimer - I'm not a big fan of flavored rums, and I'm also not a big fan of pineapple. But this rum surprised me.

The pineapple is light, not overpowering, and the base rum flavor is nice, with sugarcane, molasses, some pineapple, spice, and maybe even a light touch of bourbon.

It's one of my favorite flavored rums (thought the Clement Creole Shrubb is my all time favorite as of this review). Well worth buying, especially if you like flavored rums!

Normally i don't like flavoured rums but this is beautiful. It's not at all oversweet or cloying.Drink it neat.

Un bon rhum, trés parfumé, bon goût d'ananas. Je le recommande.

I nice product that's tasty and very well made, but to me perhaps more fun the gastronomically appealing. In the spiced category, this definitely feel like a more mature product. The nose is a mix of sweet ripe pineapple juice and slightly funky but rounded and aromatic Jamaican rum notes. The palette presents the same character as the nose, and the pineapple comes through impressively natural. It presents a nice curvy body but is also fairly sweet. Quality product that can be had both neat or mixed, but I would probably always choose a "regular" rum over this.

Okay...for those of you who do not know there actually was no "Rev. Stiggins". Stiggins was a fictional character from Charles Dickens' "Pickwick Papers" who was a hypocritical character in of itself. However pineapple rum apparently was a popular drink of the time especially for those fortunate enough to visit the West Indies in the 19th century. All of that, and more, is explained on the label (which has a style that harkens back to the 19th century) of this rum from C. Ferrand's Plantation brand.

Now my observations, thoughts, and opinions...

The aroma in my snifter is outstanding. A good dark rum aroma mixed with a mild pineapple. The color is a rather dark amber with a reddish tinge. The flavor is flat-out awesome. A very real pineapple flavor with a nice bit of sweetness (somewhat sugared from what I found from online sources but taste-wise it doesn't seem overly done). Nothing overpowering in the pineapple and definitely doesn't taste artificial nor cloyingly sweet like the cheap flavored rums. Even has some butteriness to it. This is the real deal. At 80 proof (40% ABV) this is clearly a real rum infused with pineapple and not a rum liqueur. It does have somewhat of a burn. I could see this being acceptable for some as a sipping rum if one is desiring a good pineapple rum. Personally I would not prefer this as a sipping rum. It does have a slight bite in the finish...perhaps just a little bitterness perhaps from any oak used to age the dark rum.

One online source imparts this information:

"After trying several varieties of pineapples, they fittingly settled on the Queen Victoria. Macerating the pineapple in Plantation Dark rum for three months imparted the flavors fully, but they did not stop there. The pineapple rinds were also macerated for three months to extract the oils. This rind-infused macerate was then re-distilled and added back to the pineapple-infused rum to add brightness and complexity."

Now that's interesting! It appears they went the extra mile to create a unique rum and they have.

This rum's greatest strengths are in mixed drinks especially fruit-based ones (pineapple daiquiri anyone???). This also works quite well, surprisingly, in Coke Zero as well. In my humble opinion, no Tiki bar worth its salt should be without a supply of this rum. If you frequent any such bar lacking Plantation's Stiggin's Fancy Pineapple infused rum, I suggest you request...no DEMAND they obtain it as soon as possible.

I really recommend this rum if you can find it.