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Posted
over 6 years ago
Ότι λέει ο τίτλος ...... Αναπάντεχα καλό ......... Μπαίνει στα αγαπημένα μου και για την πολύ καλή σχέση ποιότητας τιμής .......
Posted
over 6 years ago
A sweet, oaky pleasure. Perfect for sipping, hints of banana, cherry, and Oak. This is a staple of my rum collection, I always have it on my bar.
Posted
almost 7 years ago
Ce rhum a beaucoup de gout le coté bourbon prend légerement le dessus donnant un coté sucre en fin de bouche avec des notes de reglisses et de leger fumer.bon rapport qualite prix.20e chez un caviste à lens.je le conseille aux amateurs et debutants.note 7.8.
Posted
almost 7 years ago
Un muy buen ron. Levemente dulce, con toques afrutados, y un final ahumado. Lo tomé solo y en las rocas. Debe ser excelente en cocteles. Super recomendado.
Super bon rum. Qui ce boit très bien sûr glace. Pas trop sucré
Posted
almost 7 years ago
It's beautiful in cocktails. Has some good funk to it.
Posted
almost 7 years ago
Finally a plantation rum that I appreciate and love the flavour is complex and amazing aftertones aswell, very nice to drink on the rocks and would definitely buy a couple of bottles ...one of my favourite decent mid priced sipping rums delicous
Posted
almost 7 years ago
Smooth. Well balanced blend of fruits and spices, with a nice smokey finish. Considering the price point, this is a fantastic rum. I will very much enjoy this as a sipping rum.
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The extensive information on the back of the label states that it is mostly thin aged Trinidad rum mixed with some aged Jamaican pot still rum rich in HOGO funk. In the 1800's, this combined effect was quite desirable and still is, but mostly in Jamaican circles. As for me, I was glad to finally bid farewell to my funky Jamaican Appleton 12 Year Reserve Blend some time ago. The HOGO funk in this Plantation rum is a lot more subdued and you get it on the aroma and going down the pipe. On the tongue, the funky taste is strangely absent and replaced by fruity caramel. At 80 proof, I am sipping it neat and have no need to add ice or water. It would work really well in Tiki drinks that require two different rums and at a much cheaper cost of only $17 per liter. I would definitely buy this versatile rum again.
As for referring to this Plantation Original Dark Rum as the little brother to their OFTD Overproof, that is not even close. Yes, both have a Jamaican component, but the Trinidad part in this one is replaced in the OFTD by aged rums from Guyana and Barbados. That two-for-one switch is what makes their OFTD better than this one.
Update July 12, 2019: In my overall rankings, I had this one ranked higher than El Dorado 21, so I had to do a side by side taste test to make sure. Sure enough, I got it right the first time! Save your money and get this one instead!
Update May 6, 2020: I got a hold of some locally made wildflower honey, so I just had to try mixing some with this rum. Add 2 parts of this rum to 1 part of wildflower honey and you can come pretty darn close to the poor man's version of Plantation XO 20th Anniversary. I kid you not!