Plantation Original Dark Double Aged

This is my absolute favorit rum for a Dark'n'Stormy.

This! Is! Awesome!! This is standard procedure done really really well! Strong aroma loaded with tropical fruits and brown-sweetness (toffee, caramel, you know.) Brown-sweet takes over in the mouth with molasses coming out, but still rounded out by those fruits and a little spice joining in the fun. Finish is just a nice warm tickle as the goodness fades. And to top it off, its $25 a liter. Best value there is. Period!

Overall good, classical rich and smooth taste. Nothing surprising though.

Beautiful aromas of prunes and nuts. On the sweeter side, gorgeous colour. $30CAD at SAQ. Decent legs, could be better. Better than Plantation Grande Reserve for $28 at LCBO due to its complexity.

A better mixer rather than a sipper. But you already knew that, didn't you?

Schönes sattes dunkles Bernstein im Glas.
In der Nase breitet sich zuerst eine schwere Süsse aus, gefolgt von Karamell-, Bananen- und Holzdüften.
Im Gaumen, süsses Karamell mit kandierten tropischen Früchten und getoastetem Holz. Auch Aromen der dunklen Macht sind zu entdecken.
Im Abgang fast etwas klebrig, Karamell und Früchte.
Ein Rum für jede Bar, zum mixen super, zum pur trinken ok.

Beautiful rich dark amber in the glass.
First a heavy sweetness spreads in the nose, followed by caramel, banana and wood fragrances.
On the palate, sweet caramel with candied tropical fruits and toasted wood. There are also flavors of the dark force to discover.
In the finish almost a bit sticky, caramel and fruits.
A rum for every bar, to mix super, to sip ok.

cant beat the price. on the rocks or mixed good either way

I like this rum for only $18.99 (Total Wines & More, 2017 price).

Smells and tastes of charred oak, spice, caramel, and maybe a hint of cognac. Not sweet.

Decent, though I prefer slightly sweeter rums.

Nice bronze color. On the nose are notes of exotic fruits with banana and spices with a light smoky side. In the mouth, it is very sweet, not very long. An excellent rum for cocktails.

Intense aromas of raisins, vanilla and spices, complemented by exotic hues of dry pineapple and bananas
Original Dark creates an excellent base for cocktails.

This is a rum that has no signature nose and taste of rum.
A lot from cognac, probably because of second ageing in cognac barrels in France.
There are a little of Jamaica 10-15 year old spirits (Pot Still) and that's why it hits you strongly after first 40ml.
Nose - a very nice pineapple, cognac, dryness and freshness, no spirit.
Palate: cognac notes, pineapple, prunes, oak and funny dryness and freshness. Own character, without analogues.
I found that empty glass smells with pinapple.
The more you drink, the more you like it.
Unfortunately there are no signature nose and taste of melassa/sugar cane/vanilla, so it might seem like it's not rum.
Very easy to drink and the morning is very clear.

Easy to drink, but lacks flavor for sipping rum....

The benchmark under 20€ nothing to say more👊 buy it, taste it, think about the price and be amazed!

Rhum simple mais sympa avec un fort arome de vanille

not sure there is much wrong with this, dark n stormy loves it

Not a bad rum but have had better. Not the traditional smooth easy drinking rum.

Almost 7 :) A little bit too harsh but quite sippable. Great for cocktails.

Kind of interesting thing - fine aroma, rich taste and so on. It even could be drinked neat but it is not "original dark". It have quite light body and taste so it cant be used in cocktails... Alas!

Nuz, az som Bozkovu dal 4 z toho nieco naviac, ze je zo susednych luhov a hajov, v hodnoteni tohoto rumu, ktory mi Bozkov pripomína, iba nie je az tak desivo sladky nemam co navyse pridat. Trocha vanilky, perníkove korenie a kopec cukru. Nechuti mi ani v daiquiri, kde sa uplne straca.

Zo základných Plantation najlepší. Aj čo sa tela týka a aj dochute. Aj keď komerčne postavené mixy.

Mid gold colour, lightly burnt, caramel, buttery, sweet winey finish

Very nice colour and bottle, ridiculously affordable.
First impression might be a little overwhelming. Let it breathe a little after pouring into a glass. The aroma and taste will bloom into a pleasant and balanced experience. (OR, if you like to suffer and burn drink it right away - the esthers in the pot-still part of this rum will see to a nice spicy burn.)
Personally I'd rate it 6-7/10.
Cannot go wrong with this one, especially due to a low price. Worth a try.

had a horrible taste at 1st but then the real taste kicked in and wow how powerful strong, knock your socks off

A lot more Jamaican than Trinidadian... Opening the bottle you get a bit a cheap funky aroma , then caramel , vanilla etc. Tastes like it smells , average.. Makes a good mixer and I will use the bottle for cocktails , it should be perfect for that.