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Plantation XO 20th Anniversary rum

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

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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1812 Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Ratings

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Sam W 🇺🇸 | 6 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Incredible high end rum without the high end $
I prefer this with a small ice cube, allowing it chill for 5 minutes.
Your senses are greeted with vanilla a hint of banana, sugar cane and coconut. The flavor remains like an old friend with no burn.
Pure bliss!

tb420 🇺🇸 | 9 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Wonderful vanilla, caramel, and coconut nose. Taste is sweet, smooth, and casky. Nice presentation. A good value for a nice rum that anyone would like (except those that would complain out of principle that it's too sweet, or not bajan, etc.).

Gfjohnson 🇺🇸 | 6 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Really was blown away by this rum. It is a nice sipping rum with a ver nice fruity aftertaste on the palate. Great after dinner sipping rum.

Craiglee 🇳🇱 | 97 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Got this in a fantastic gift-wrapped set. The packaging and bottle blow your mind, sadly the rum less so. As with the diplomatico reserva, this is endorsed all over the web, lavishly praised by drinkers worldwide. To me it just tasted overly sweet. I've tried quite a number of plantation rums, most of them half the price of the XO and I prefer every single one of them to this, the big daddy. Maybe it says more about my taste buds than it says about the rum, but I'm not buying this again.

Cowboy Neal 🇺🇸 | 31 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

It is fairly mild overall, but good neat. Super smooth, and very enjoyable

Stéphane 🇨🇦 | 2 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Starting my “serious” rum exploration (don’t ask about the previous ones) I relied on this site, your comments and ratings to select my first high rated bottle...
...Honestly ? What am I going to try next ?
Really out of words. Could be the sipper of sippers. Dangerously Suave !
OK calm down! Let say the bases were not loaded, maybe there’s still room for a grand slam...but what do you suggest?
Thank you.

Mark 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted 7 years ago

Deep caramel color, with the 20 predominately displayed.. not a 20 year old rum. The taste was very enjoyable however a little syrupy for my liking.

Arnaud 🇫🇷 | 14 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

Plantation 20th Anniversary est un assemblage de plusieurs rums des Barbades, vieillis et sélectionnés par Alexandre Gabriel pour célébrer ses 20 ans passés à la tête de la société Pierre Ferrand. Affiné dans des petits fûts de Cognac au Château de Bonbonnet, ce rhum particulièrement épicé se révèle en bouche d’une gourmandise à laquelle il est difficile de résister.
Profil : fin, précis. Crémeux et vanillé. Empyreumatique (cèdre, bois brûlé). Epices fortes (graine de moutarde, muscade). Capiteux. Poudre de cacao et noix fraîche. Vétiver.

nomad 🇺🇸 | 137 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

This is a nice rum for beginners. it hit a good spot on sweetness and vanilla. Beautiful bottle and overall presentation too. Wish it had been allowed to stand on its own without so much sugar though,

edited to add sugar test results- 29g

A few years later, this is undrinkably sweet.

IvoK 🇨🇿 | 53 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Maybe just too strong on the nose, but well balanced with the taste! One of the best Ive ever had. Also the bottle is fantastic. Very good choice!

KernalPops 🇨🇭 | 2 ratings
Posted 1 month ago

This molasses based rum was my second bottle - picked up based on popularity and was not disappointed. More tropical notes than Zacapa 23. Grilled pinapple, coconut, vanilla comes through. Sweat with no bitterness. Sugar at 20g/l. A permanent have in the collection.




Brand Details

Name: XO 20th Anniversary
ABV: 40%
Type: Plantation
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Pot and Column Still
Women leading Rum: No

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