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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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almost 6 years ago
Excellent rhum et même pas trop dispendieux. Pas trop sucré mais doux quand même.
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almost 6 years ago
Edit after some years: changed from 10 to 7. Still good but way too sweet and the alcohol burn is not that well-rounded.
This rum represents everything I love in sippers. Tones of dark chocolate and vanilla with very pleasant burn. I was affraid that it will be too sweet like many others in this age, but fortunately that wasnt the case.
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almost 6 years ago
I only started trying different rums since the beginning of this year and I decided to purchase this one after reading many of the reviews here and because the price was reasonable, considering the ratings.
This was (basically) the 4th bottle of rum that I tried and right now I want to buy the entire world's supply of this. I should be giving it a 9 instead of a 10, because there are so many more rums for me to discover, but I have a feeling it will be hard to top this one (since this is still affordable at €54 here). Read some of the 9+ reviews and you know what to expect when you buy this...
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almost 6 years ago
There is so much good stuff to type about this rum that I will just end there and go buy some more bottles of this 50 euro rum because it is the best way to spend your money.
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almost 6 years ago
Vyborna vec. Na policce s chlastem bude vzdy hodne vysoko. Urcite stoji za ty penize
Like this one. Its sweet but not too much, just right, with a decent little burn. Good one!
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almost 6 years ago
Plantation 20th Anniversary je jeden z nejlepších stařených rumů na světě. Dobře známý všem znalcům. Velice jemný, plná chuť tropického ovoce s náznaky vanilky, kokosu a citrusových plodů. Sladký až medový závěr. Na ostrově Barbados se rumy skladují ve starých sudech po bourbonu minimálně 15 let. Poté se transportují do malého městečka Ars v samém srdci regionu Cognac, kde již namíchané zrají další 1 - 2 roky v sudech po nejlepším Cognacu " Pierre Ferrand XO Grande Champagne".
Unikátní produkt, což dokládá asi největší ocenění "San Francisco World Spirit competition Gold - 2011 " - obdoba Oscaru pro destiláty.
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almost 6 years ago
Great easy sipping experience - no need to let it breath, it's soft and sweet and full of lovely aromas from the beginning. But it's a big complex easy, suitable if you want to talk someone into rum as well as for r(u)um lovers. Pure comforting quality! The twin sister of Zacapa 23.
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almost 6 years ago
Golden warm sweetness with ripe fruit on the nose mixed with caramel and raisin flavors.
Apricot and a hint of tobacco makes this a most enjoyable sipper
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almost 6 years ago
I dont have much experience with rum or even drinking in general but this was delicious.It seemed like the flavour lasted longer than anything I had previously drank. I noted 3 different distinct flavours that transitioned from one another. Im not experienced enough to say what those flavours are. Reminded me of a smoother Barbados 5-year with more complexity and a longer flavour. I apologize if that makes no sense.
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An incredibly bland, inoffensive, adulterated "rum" intended for mass appeal. In an attempt to satisfy literally every single palate on earth the creators of this rum have totally obliterated whatever soul, substance or character the original distillates may have possessed by blending, refining, re-blending, and then, just to make sure there was no trace of character left, adding a plantation’s worth (LOL, get it) of sugar to each bottle.
Imagine someone decided to shave down Michelangelo’s David into a perfect cylinder. After all, a singular creative expression like David--or indeed any piece of art--will never be to everyone's taste. Some people may find it objectionable, what with all those irregular and uneven edges and lines, and let’s not forget about that penis. But a marble cylinder on the other hand... Who could object to a cylinder?! It’s just a perfectly safe and innocuous marble column, after all. And that’s what this rum is - a marble column. It’s apparently as “smooth” as a marble column too. Being "smooth" is one of the highest compliments one can pay a spirit, don't you know?!
As for what it tastes like... Well, if there was such a flavour as “sweet” then this rum would have it in spades. It’s a borderline-cloying, vaguely toffee-ish, vanilla-esque, coconutty, ethanol water. I wouldn’t be surprised if in addition to the mountains of added sugar there are other additives, such as vanillans, as well. The nose is almost non-existent. It smells like sweet ethanol. If you have a good imagination you might pick up some of those aforementioned toffee and vanilla notes.
The bottle is also quite ugly. It's going for "luxury item" but as is often the case with such goods it just appears tacky and gaudy. The whole thing comes across as brassy and ill proportioned, with that ridiculous stopper being the cherry on top of a wonky shit sundae. Incidentally, I quite like the shape and presentation of the standard Plantation bottles with the bulbed neck, both the squat and slim versions. They are elegantly proportioned, the labels are attractive, and the embossed seal adds personality without overdoing it. Just get rid of that stupid messy-looking twine marketing gimmick, please.
Anyway, I must say it’s a good thing that rum drinkers aren’t a demanding lot who prefer substance over style and who expect to know what they’re actually drinking, otherwise they may start getting the quality they’re paying for...