Gubba Rum President Steve Gubb (Interview)
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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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6 years ago
A little bit lighter than Diplomatico, still rich taste. May be sweet. One of my best daily rum.
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6 years ago
not bad rum. reasonable price. something for main stream. little sweet.
One of the best alcohol i have ever tasted.... so far.. You really need to try this awesome rum.
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6 years ago
Taste of smoked pineapple, honey mango, banana, coconut. Brings back memories of the caribbean!
Very impressive looking bottle, yet tastefully designed without spiking the price. I can not think of a better value rum than this one.
Posted
6 years ago
Výborný RUM zrající v sudech po Koňaku. Velké překvapení.
A good rum for the price. But there are better once to buy.
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6 years ago
En rigtig god rom til en fornuftig pris. Nu mere jeg får at den, jo bedre smager den.
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6 years ago
After reading many reviews of this rum, I wasn't sure what to expect. Those who note coconut on the nose and pallet are spot on. This is sweet (my preferred style), unctuous, syrupy and deeply flavored. So many flavor notes that they're difficult to unpack here, but I get huge coconut, marshmello, honey and apple pie spices that goes on for minutes.
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6 years ago
Received the Plantation 20 XO for Christmas (thanks wife o' mine!). A smooth rum with a nice amount of sweetness. I enjoyed it but not as much as others. I wish RR allowed half bottles as I rated this one a 6.5.
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6 years ago
extremely nice bottle; a blend of rum procuced by using molasses; after production and a frist aging period in the Caribbean the rum gets a 2nd aging period in France; taste is extremly smooth and sweet, bouquet is dominated by flavours of cane and coconut. Excellent and very long finish and aftertaste. Have found some views that discuss the degree of sugar in this rum.
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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...