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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20 days ago
Vzhladom na hype okolo tohoto kusku a cenu ktoru som objavil v nejakom shope (tesne okolo 40€) som si povedal ze to musim skusit tiez.
Aroma je velmi zaujimava citit jemna alkoholovost trochu sudu, trochu ovocia.
Po ochutnani najprv otvori tropicke ovocie, ciastocne kokos. Casom prejne do kokos az skorica.
Vzhmadom ma ostatne recenzie by som ho cakal ale sladsi (asi som proste zvyknuty na sladkosti).
Na chvoste sa ale chut rychlo straca, mozno nejaka jemna sudovost az horkost ostava.
Cakal som ze tomu strelim za 9 od boku a nebavime sa.
Ale myslim ze hodnotenie, co je tu momentalne (8,4) sedi uplne presne.
Posted
25 days ago
Ny favorit, mjuk å len. Kraftig karamell, vanilj, ekig.
Delicious rum, would definitely drink again. Will buy myself a bottle when I have the chance. Definitely worth trying!
Posted
29 days ago
Very beautiful bottle and especially cork. The rum has almost no odor. The amount of sweetnes and vanilla in the flavor is way too much! Feels that they wanted to make a sippable rum for all by adding as much sugar as possible.
Posted
1 month ago
...a rozhodne nesklamal. Vôňa mi evokovala náplň, ktorá sa dáva do zákuskov, presnejšie do špicov. Chuť som očakával viac sladšiu, dosť sa mi podobala na Diplomatico RE, akurát mi prišla trošku "ovocnejšia". Ocenil by som nižšiu cenovku.
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1 month ago
Smooth, baking spices and oak are prominent. Sweet caramel and vanilla. Very smooth
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1 month ago
From my point of view a perfect rum. Nice golden brown color in decent and still elegant bottle. Main aroma and taste is caramel and vanilla, but not in a disturbing way. Cask is noticable too. Everything is well balanced. For me best value for money ratio even for non-rum enthusiasists.
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1 month ago
So very good. Has become a favorite. Been wanting to try it for some time. Well worth the wait.
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1 month ago
Legjobb plantation, legalább is a legfogyaszthatóbb, menő üvegbe palackozva.bármikorrum
Very smooth, not too sweet, excellent nose, practically no alcohol burn. You can feel that last cognac cask it rested briefly. Love it! Wish to find similar taste profile.
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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...