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Multiple | Aged | 40% ABV | Pot and Column Still Distilled
Plantation XO 20th Anniversary rum is a combination of pot-stilled and column-stilled Barbadian rums that are initially aged in the Caribbean in ex-bourbon casks for 12-20 years. They are then transported to France for a second 12-18 months aging in small French oak casks.
The first bottle of Plantation XO 20th Anniversary was created for the head of Cognac Ferrand Estate Alexandre Gabriel to honor his 20th year running the company. This special gift has resulted in the bottling we see today.
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over 5 years ago
Une superbe bouteille vous propose un rhum ambré facile d'accès. Nul besoin d'être un connaisseur pour apprécier cette merveille. La saveur dégagée rappelle la banane brûlée, une touche de noix de coco et de chêne. Clairement plus sucrer que le Zacapa 23 ans et le Kirk and Sweeney 23 ans ce qui le rend à mon avis plus facile d'accès pour le néofite. 75$ au Québec et difficile à trouver dans les provinces américaines frontalières. Pas disponible au Duty free. Un 10/10 malgré le prix.
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over 5 years ago
Very good rum with very smooth sweetness in the mouth (but not overly sweet), exotic fruits no burn, a mild oak of bourbon & cognac aftertase (nice combination). Really good for the price around 50 euro to my country & very close to 9!!
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over 5 years ago
Really like this one. Like it better than the Zacapa Solera 23 and Diplomatico Gran Reserva. Better flavours.
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over 5 years ago
Jag håller fullständigt med Chris L från Enland. Jag blev riktigt besviken på att denna Barbados XO har så stark alkoholsmak. Helsingör Vinhandel kunde valt en bättre Plantation att sätta sitt namn på.
This rum is a notch above Plantation 20th Anniversary Rum and Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva. One things that seemed "off" is an overpowering pineapple aroma. Oh well, it is a desert drink.
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over 5 years ago
This rum is not 20 years old (only an anniversary), but that doesn´t mean that it is bad.
It's got hints of Caramel, vanilla and a touch of bananas
It tastes a little sweet with vanilla caramel and some citrus flavor .
This rum is O.K., but it doesn't quite hold up as well against other rums in the same category.
The flavor hits the mouth, and leaves quite a bit quicker than other rums I've tried, so it gets a 7 & that's being generous for it's price range. ($80.00)
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over 5 years ago
Best of the Plantation line.. Sweet. Too sweet as my palate improved.
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over 5 years ago
Very smooth rum, with very full palette of flavors, best i ever drink so fare.
Hands down my favourite for the money. Excellent sipper.
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over 5 years ago
Très bon rhum. Bon équilibre entre le goût sucré et le côté plus tranchant de l'alcool.
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Great presentation, nice bottle.
I would describe it as sweet vanilla rum with coconut aroma. It's clearly a Foursquare rum with added sugar syrup. But the coconut aroma is very nice. Not very complex rum, but enjoyable.
It's not a typical Barbados rum because sweeteners are not allowed in Barbados (that's why they aged it some more months in France in Cognac casks). Plantation XO has 29 g/L sugar.
It's very popular and has a unique profile. I recommend this rum especially to beginners.
Smell: vanilla, creme brulee, apricot, coconut, some wood, caramel
Taste initial/middle: caramel, vanilla, coconut, some apricot, slightly oak
Finish: sweetness, spice (burned sugar), some oak
Sweetness: 3/5
Spice: 3/5
Fruit: 2.5/5
Mildness: 3.5/5
Value (35€): 3.5/5
Experiment: I mixed Foursquare (Doorlys XO) with sugar syrup and what I got is a younger Plantation XO. There is also some coconut aroma in it (unfortunately not as intense as in Plantation XO) and I still don't have the extra aging in Cognack casks.
I think I need a hint of an older rum (Mount Gay XO triple Cask <- it has a Cognack finish) and a hint of Malibu (it's also from Barbados, unfortunately I dont have it).
And you know what: my sugar syrup Monin is also from France where Plantation is made :)
My creation could be a younger Plantation XO, I think I'm on the right path to imitate it and I'm very happy with it. If you want try it out, it's a lot of fun, enjoy.