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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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Dunderful 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

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...

Balazs33 🇭🇺 | 26 ratings
Posted 8 months ago

Coconut, vanilla, caramel in one bottle! You have to taste it!

CJ 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted 8 months ago

Smooth. Nice sipper. Also very fine with Cole for the faint of heart.

Pete 🇨🇿 | 1 rating
Posted 8 months ago

Very tasty, full body, spicy but very balanced. The one you are returning back to after experimenting with others. Great value. Always must have at least one bottle at home :)

JCorrea 🇵🇪 | 3 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

I love rum, especially aged. One of my favorites used to be Zacapa Centenario. I tried this Plantation and it was a great surprise. Warm, round, pleasant, with a long after taste. Not cheap at all, but worthwhille.

N3OCarter 🇩🇪 | 64 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

Not a bad rum, but feels a bit uninspired. Flat body and not very complex. Not bad, but I expected more from this one.

IncognitoPanda 🇳🇴 | 17 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

I try to steer away from the dosed rums now, but if I have to pick one, it's this one, of those I've encountered so far. It truly is delicious, fruity, light and sweet. If you want to introduce your friends to rum, I'd go with this one over Zacapa. I still think you're supposed to move on from it afterwards, but I might dabble back into this some days I'm not looking for an adventure.

Juraj 🇸🇰 | 44 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

Plantation neni moja favorite znacka ale tento rum ma prijemne prekvapil.

Zboubinho 🇫🇷 | 30 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

This rum is very good and the packaging, box and bottle, is genuinely magnificient. I drank it neat and it tastes a bit like coconut flavour at the end. Unlike most of the other ratings, I can't rate it above 7 considering the sweet taste which seems to be added.

Tibi_gemini 🇷🇴 | 13 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

A spiced rum, not bad, but for me the after-burn was a little too much. A clean taste, nothing fancy.

Polgin 🇷🇺 | 14 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

Первый нос - чувствовалась небольшая спиртуозность. Дал подышать и после этого спиртуозность пропала. Ваниль, фрукты




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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