Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

This is my friends favorite, so I tasted it at Sugarcane in LV and then bought a bottle from Caskers. It’s light bronze color does not hint of its full spicy and banana nose, or its rich taste of coconut and banana or its finish of vanilla and caramel. I see why this one is so popular and highly rated! I can’t get this locally but will try to keep it in my rum collection.

I had heard a lot about this rum and had to wait ages to get my hands on a bottle (or two) and it didn't disappoint. It's just the right amount of sweet is so smooth. It's tastes incredible with banana and coconut being at the front. Syrupy mouth feel. My favourite rum so far along with kirk and Sweeney 23

A friend of mine introduced me to the world of rum and the ''Plantation XO 20th Anniversary'' was the first rum i had, and I'm glad It was.

The aroma is soft with hints of banana, vanilla and coconut.

The flavor is quite sweet but in a pleasant way. Notes of banana, coconut, caramel and vanilla! Overall a very nice rum.

Great sipper.
Very smooth
Little to no burn
Great taste will on your tongue and a lovely lingering flavor

Maison Baelen - le classique à avoir toujours dans le bar

I really wanted to like this. I’ve never paid so much for a bottle of rum and it pains me that this was such a let down. This basically tastes like a bottle of whiskey with notes of brandy and a little bit of rum. Now I know that this was aged with both used whiskey and cognac barrels but to the extent of the taste of whiskey that this tastes is too much. It really makes me wonder why this rum gets such praise. I bought so I could taste rum with notes of whiskey and cognac not the other way around. It seems that in order for a rum to be “good” it has to taste like whiskey which is counterintuitive to me since it is after all rum. Don’t get me wrong I like whiskey but if I had a choice between a lower priced whiskey and this I’d go with the whiskey every time, simply because it would taste better. Overall if you want a complex whiskey tasting rum with hints of cognac and have money to burn then sure waste it on this, however if you’d like a rum that tastes like rum I’d look elsewhere.

Best rum I've ever tasted so far. Smooth and delicious with a slight sweetness. Truly a great rum!

Really good bottle of rum from the Barbados, i enjoyed very much, with fine flavors, still easy to drink and really nice after flavors.

Dostal som ho na Vianoce. Skoda, ze Vianoce nie su kazdy den. Je to vyborny rum, velmi jemny.

Classic rum flavors with lots of coconut and just enough banana, cocoa and vanilla; not too sweet. Very approachable starting point for wooing your friends over from something other than Scotch and Cognac.