Plantation Barbados 5-Year

This is my go to, if people want rum. Accessable, decently cheap and just a good rum. It's excellent in cocktails and drinks and decent neat. Though as a sipping rum it doesn't provide much in terms of complexity but delivers on all other points.

Great quality, great flavor for a great price. In general, this is one of the rums that sets the standard for an aged rum in in the 5-8 year range. While there are better rums, this is one of the best price-to-quality ratios out there

Young, fresh with some fruits and even it's young it not taste as young. Plantation rums are specific, fruity, floral, light and most of them for a cheap price. This one is cheap and it's bargain. I would recommend it for everyone as fruity reference rum, enjoyable in both worlds - sipping or as a mixer.

Fantastic rum! I bought to use as a mixer, ended up sipping most of the bottle neat. Nice rich flavors with appropriate but reserved sweetness, caramel toffee backbone. Highly recommended!!

This was probobly my first encounter with rum and I was hooked.

A really good balanced rhum for its price.
Light vanilla taste, well balanced with wooden notes.

For around $30 USD where I live, this is a killer deal. I keep a bottle on my bar at all times, with a backup down below. Yes, I use it primarily for mixing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it neat too!
Nose: Some ethanol burn, quickly dissipates into semi-sweet vanilla and caramel with a hint of fruit.
Palate: Molasses, butterscotch, vanilla. Nice amount of oak character. Dig deeper and you find a hint of ripe banana and fresh fruit.

I bought a bottle for a vacation to mix whit it and I was amazed how good it is. We drank half of it neat.

It can be a little sweet for some people but i don’t think it is too sweet.

Very good value for money!
I will definitely buy more.

I can get this on the shelf at my liquor store for 20$ a bottle. For that price? What is beating this? Almost nothing.

Similar to grande reserve but more peppery and less vanilla. Also a bit smoother. Better for sipping but maybe not justified for mixing in comparisson.