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Posted
over 6 years ago
With some water, it opened up and revealed a nice palet of fruit
Posted
7 years ago
I can't sipping this but in a Mia Tia or an old fashion this baby shined.. it has a unique after taste I can't seem to figure out.. pair with artisan 3 star plantation rum and simple sugar with a citrus fruit and a splash of cola it really gets you where you're going.
Posted
7 years ago
Unlike Plantation's 73% ABV Original Dark Overproof comprised solely of Trinidad rums, O.F.T.D. (Old Fashioned Traditional Dark) is a new 69% ABV blend of rums from Jamaica, Guayana and Barbados. It tastes of burnt caramel, dark molasses and has a smokiness not usually found in rums. While this wouldn't be my first choice for a sipper, I think it will become an indispensable staple for the tiki repertoire.
Posted
25 days ago
I've been scared of overpoof rums because of Wray & Nephew and Smith & Cross. I love them, but they are strong and funky and I rarely use more than half an ounce in my cocktails. This rum is just straight delicious, and dangerous at this proof. Plantation Original Dark is one of my standard mixers. I expected this to be that with just the proof (read ethanol) dialed up, but the flavor is also dialed up proportionally. Wow.
Posted
2 months ago
Surprisingly smooth for an overprooof! Orange, dark chocolate and caramel on the nose and taste. Very long finish.
Posted
8 months ago
You won't drink much))) The eyes immediately round up. After the 1st glass, I want to stop and feel the aftertaste and smell the aroma. A complex and interesting rum without added sugar. .,.,.,.,. В аромате чернослив, спирт, дерево, при разбавлении появляется фруктовость. Во вкусе сочетаются сладость, кислотность, терпкость и горечь не доминирует. Нет добавленного сахара. Послевкусие приятное. Много не выпьешь - глаза сразу округляются от такой крепости. В разбавленном виде идёт хорошо. Купил в Минске, жаль, что только одну, этот ром однозначно стоит своих небольших денег.
Posted
10 months ago
It's just not my cup of tea. I don't like the Jamaican funk. This is the most funky Rum I've ever tasted.
Undrinkable.
Very complex, but young. Makes me think of a Foursquare ECS that's really rough around the edges.
Posted
12 months ago
I love using this one in cocktails, but it’s surprisingly palatable neat, too. Obviously the 69% alcohol are most noticeable, otherwise something would be off. But it doesn’t taste like just drinking ethanol, there’s definitely some deep flavors in there, for me most noticeably caramel. Fantastic in cocktails, just don’t go too overboard on the pour.
Posted
12 months ago
This bad boy is one of the best dark overproof rums on the market hands down. My favorite to float on any rum drink.
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WOW!...Just freakin' WOW!
8
/10
out of 10
Honestly I'm not really into overproof rums. I've tried several and most of them are like extremely potent hot sauces (something else of which I am a connoisseur)...all burn and little to no flavor.
So normally I stay away from them.
I started reading about this rum several months ago and it intrigued me. Especially since it comes from one of my favorite brands. So when I came across it at a store in Jacksonville (can't get it locally) I decided to get a bottle to try.
I was not disappointed.
Let me summarized thusly....excellent flavor but kicks like a bionic mule.
This is a dark rum. Deep, deep toffee amber. Nothing light about this. Of course the O.F.T.D. stands for "old fashioned traditional dark". Definitely a dark rum. No doubt about it.
Has an excellent aroma with a little sting...forewarning of what is to come.
Took me a few sips to get some of a flavor profile because in each sip, once the taste buds detected something, my throat and tongue got a sound thrashing from the 69% ABV (138 proof).
However some of what came across is an initial sweetness...a marked molasses sweetness. It almost was a fiery syrup. Although an overproof, it has a surprising smoothness to it even though there is a strong...not exactly a "burn" per se...but a marked extreme warmth that stays with you for quite a while. I think this would be a sipping rum for the hardcore but for the rest of us this rum would work well in boat drinks. If I remember, I will come back to this later on in my usual Coke Zero & rum combo (which is my normal concoction at home) and amend my review (see below). There is also a creaminess to it as well as a brief cinnamon and vanilla taste to it as well. Some caramel seems to be present as an undertone.
Overall, I have to say this is a recommendable overproof best suited for those rum punches that need a little extra punch. Definitely a good go-to rum for cocktails. Also, reading the label is entertaining as well (although I honestly cannot figure out how they manage to come up with all those intricate flavor profiles...oh, well...I am, at best, an amateur offering my personal measly opinion).
ADDENDUM 4/4/2017: This works exceedingly well in Coke Zero. One must be a little more cautious in how much one adds to the Coke Zero but the flavors mesh quite well. Delicious.