Plantation Barbados 5-Year

Yes, I really like this one. I can't remember if I've ever had such good rum at such a low price. This rum pretends to be its much older brother. Recommended.

First of all its clear strong brown color calls for drinking. And taste is not dissapointing at all. It is best with ice cold rocks but and mixture hides taste. Smooth and tasty. Little bit too sweet for more than a couple of glasses.

Smells of fruit with a hint of oak. Sweet on the flavor with vanilla, caramel and hints of coconut

Stand up very well mixed. Not very expensive and great value overall.

Light colored, nose is sweet candied fruit. Taste again ripe pineapple & tropical fruit, light not much spice & a little hint of oaky barrel. Smooth with a shortish finish. Good for the price straight or mixed.

Plantation has a variety of offerings. This is an easy drinking, smooth inexpensive (at least for now) rom

Little ethanol on nose.
Strong Ferrand cask signature.
A bit sweet.
Short aftertaste.
Scores 6 for sipping, 8 in Bajan rum punch.

Very solid. Total rum beginner, only my second purchase. Good on its own or with coke.

Presumably from the French - Bajan home stable (Cognac Ferrand owns West Indies Distillery)
I love Bajan rum - I think nothing gets past Foursquare and St Nicholas Abbey, with Mount Gay trailing behind, as they are now also owned by French Rémy Cointreau.
The Plantation treatment means shipping the originally part-aged rum to France and giving it a second ageing in cognac barrels. Nothing wrong with that, but most lines have a significant "dosage" of extra sugar.
Enough of the preamble.
Tried at JFK lounge: Nice, typical Plantation bottle with a straw skirt. The label had a lot of positive blurb about the content, but is quiet on added sugar or colouring. 40% ABV.
In the glass: A nice honey colour - at 5 years young there must be some caramel involved.
Nose: Sweet caramel, toasted nuts, not much of the Bajan fruit notes.
Mouth: Very gentle, very sweet (4/5), it takes a while for the rest of the flavours to pop out, which are mostly vanilla, a bit of nutmeg, but not much else. The vanilla lingers.
Throat: A short suggestion of a burn, nothing dramatic. None of the expected liveliness of a young rum.

Summary: A very gentile sweet experience dominated by vanilla. For the Diplomatico / Botucal lovers and newcomers to rum. A lot of the Bajan spirit has been lost, but it will do well in cocktails.

Overripe fruit aroma, pineapple, treacle, smoked fruit... Leading to smooth taste of smoked fruit and caramel. Zero alcohol burn. Caramel aftertaste