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Posted
4 years ago
Barbados and rum can be a thing of beauty in its most pure form, but tamper just a bit with it and you can have a mess on your hands. Plantation almost gets into hot water with this one, but saves it in the nick of time.
Nose: Ripe banana, baking spices, orange zest, vanilla and coconut
Taste: Ripe banana, chocolate, coconut, vanilla and almonds
Overall: This is not a special rum, but it can serve a good purpose. It tastes just fint and is not overly sweet or dry. If you have found a liking to the sweeter rums, but want to try something a bit more dry without goint to far, then this might be the rum for you
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over 4 years ago
Plantation umí příjemně překvapit, za malé příjemné pití
- vůně nasládlá, vanika, tropické ovoce, závan broskve
- chuť nasládlá, tropické ovoce, vanilka, závěr jemně štiplavý
Posted
over 4 years ago
It´s fine sweet daily rum. Taste is little thin and short but good. Color is not very dark.
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over 4 years ago
litt sttram og ubestemmelig lukt som ikke minner om Rom, helt ok smak.
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over 4 years ago
Smells wrong. The smell bites like a nail polish remover. Tastes like too many things. Cinnamon, apple, pineapple, and something bitter? I don’t mix, so not sure what to do with this. It also weirdly bites the tongue, not as if it was alcohol, but an old liquid.
Posted
over 4 years ago
Nyanserad, kryddig smak med fatkaraktär, smaker vanilj arrak
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over 4 years ago
If they did not tell me on the label, I would not know this to be a Barbados rum. The sweetening and the cogac casking hides its identity, as usual, and makes it bland and sugary. Yuck.
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over 4 years ago
Very good rum for the price. Smooth, light and tasty, close but not has good as Plantation XO 20th Anniversary.
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over 4 years ago
For the price this is one of the best rums on the market. Not one for the purests. But it really is a lovely rum. Heavy on the malasis but smooth as at the same time. If you just want to go home have a nice glass of rum with a cheep cigar this is the one.
A lot of rum for the price you pay. Plantation is a great rum, nothing fancy but just the right sweetness and smoothness. Buy two bottles while your at it, because it will disappear quicker than you’d expect.
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After an escapade with the fantastic El Dorado line, I was doubtful there were rums that could match them (El Dorado) in cost-to-quality. However, I decided to give this Plantation a go because I heard great things about its more expensive counterparts, and am happy that I did!
As far as the taste goes, it's pleasantly light and extremely approachable--much like what Japanese whiskey is to its respective genre. I catch mild hints of lemon, cinnamon and tropical fruits on both the nose and palate. It's very smooth going down. Flavor does dissipate instantly once swallowed, which I find interesting.
Overall, Plantation Grande Reserve is better than the El Dorado 5-Year, and about on par with the 8-Year as the best rum in its price bracket. Great sipper, great mixer, and should appeal to both the experienced and inexperienced rum drinker.