Plantation Original Dark Double Aged Trinidad & Jamaica

Edit: After tasting it against Flor de Caña 12 and Mount Gay XO I noticed how inferior this rum is mostly due to the sugar content. It’s way too sweet compared with other rums with not that much difference in price.

I could easily turn it Into an everyday sipper, it is flavourful, smooth and reasonably cheap. Toasted pineapple, caramel and aniseed are the dominant notes on my palate, a tad too sweet but not cloying and the smooth burn makes it a nicer sipper for my taste.

One thing I have to say is that this rum tastes very much the same as the Plantation Overproof but obviously without steroids, I loved both of them, specially the Overproof version which is prob my favourite rum at the moment. That’s not a bad thing and I might be wrong but it really felt like it to me.

Regardless, I really like this rum and I will probably buy it again and I won’t mix it with anything because I am not a big fan of cocktails anyway, neat all the way.

Adquirido em Portugal, numa grande superfície comercial. Provado nas Bahamas.

Un rom interesant . Un rom extrem de condimentat atat in miros cat mai ales in gust . gust puternic de caramel si vanilie si ceva piscareli ca de piper. Gustul de vanilie pare putin cam fals, nenatural. se simte binisor taria mai ales in gust dar nu arde pe gat, mai mult pe papile si n as spune ca i neplacut. Are un post gust lung si .. condimentat evident ))) iar partea interesanta e ca persista si arsura alcoolului care dispare in timp , progresiv ) spre final ramane doar gustul de caramel si acea vanilie cam falsa . pacat de senzatia asta de vanilie falsa , pierde aici.

Este destul de agresiv cu codimentarea , pentru unii poate fi putin neplacut dar acest rom, tocmai pentru ca merge mult spre extreme cu condimentarea dar si alcoolul care se simte destul de puternic pentru un rom, merge bine cu gheata si (desi nu beau rom decat simplu sau cu gheata sau cu extrem de putina apa la temperatura camerei) sunt sigur ca merge super bine in amestecuri (cooktail).
Se desface pe gheata , nu se mai simte atat de puternic alcoolul si se diluaza si din condimentarea puternica , parca l prefer cu gheata mai mult )

My mainline Jamaican darks have been Appleton Estates or Myers, which have always been serviceable without too much burn. This one has a very particular character to it, sort of what you think rum was like 200 years ago. I'm not sure if it's the old-school recipe or the cognac barrel aging, but there's a definite "Funk" that's not for everyone in this. That funkiness makes it great for mixing since it shines through a lot of stuff, but it may not be the best on the rocks.

Needs a little more body and maybe a touch more flavour. It seems to yearn for a little bit of vanilla.....not bad but just about acceptable as a sipping rum for me.

I enjoyed it... not my favorite, but it was different, and quite affordable. Would drink it again.

Plantation barely put a foot wrong imo. Some might complain about sugar and sweetness, but this here is perfect example of what an entry level sipping rum looks like. will make a decent cuba libre, but this one for me is the place to start on 'quality' rum, and is fairly inexpensive too. My favourite way to drink is with a couple of rocks and a squeeze of citrus peel

One of cheapest Plantation's emissary. And suprisingly one of the very good ones. Beautiful bottle with content description. In nose very fruity , notes of caramel, tobacco - contains all of perfect rums should have. Much worse on the tongue , a bit too harsh , not sure if recommendable for sips, but perfectly for mixers. Definatelly I would buy again. (for drinks)

I originally bought this bottle because I was after a cheaper rum to put in cocktails. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened it. On the nose, its sweet & fruity. On the palate, its spicy & smooth. I will keep a bottle of this in my bar for sure.

Get a hit of molasses and caramel, reminds me of Pusser’s somewhat. Is somewhat sweet, may have added sugar, but not bothered by that. :) Great price!