Plantation Isle Fiji

If you are looking for a unique experience this is a great deal. I enjoy just sipping neat!

Had just a sample of this Pot and Column distilled rum from Rum Company of Fiji bottled by Plantation.
The total aging is 3-4 years, first tropical in ex-Bourbon barrels and then in France in French oak casks.
In nose it’s quite sharp, smoky and fruity but I also detect vanilla.
On the palate it’s still fruity and smoky but also spicy and I recognize banana, ginger and hints of coconut.
The rather short finish goes on in the same way.
Overall a quite OK rum, but a pity that the finish was so short.
Please: My emptied sample poured in a glass.

A great amber colour in the stubby Plantation bottle with a tropical coloured label. The nose is fruity, funky and sweet. It is like Jamacian and Barbados rums combined. It is a great mixer and is easily sipped with little burn. This is my first rum from Fiji and I will be looking for more. $37Can is a deal for this rum.

The Plantation rums I've tried so far all seem to have a similar characteristic aftertaste. Not bad, but not great. Not as dry or funky as the Xaymaca. Prefer the Stiggens Fancy Pineapple rum.

OK, just did a taste test with their XO. I'm buying 2 bottles of this instead of 1 bottle of the XO for the same price. 2 for 1 is a great deal! In my opinion just the right amount of added sugar so that's a plus. Price point on target with similar brands. Although it's true they produce better rums for 3 or 4x the price this one has a spot on my bar. OK.... for you guys who need $100 bottles don't stock it but for us pirates this works! 12/23 update. Looks like the well is drying up but, I've found TW keeps this in stock. .Big plus for me.This is one to keep on the shelf and remember! 😍

Another one great rum from Plantation.
Typical taste from Plantation company with bubble funky spirit of Fiji Islands.
Recommending.

I give this a meh. Off putting aroma but otherwise palatable. Tastes ok but not top shelf. Inexpensive. Haven’t found the right mixer yet. Nothing touches the 5 year.

When I poured this in the snifter it had an off putting scent. I was not expecting much in terms of flavor, but was corrected after my 1st sip. Smooth mouth, but pretty hot in the throat. It's Plantation, so of course it's too sweet. Flavors of island spice, slight banana, and brown sugar. Medium long finish with island spices and hints of oak. This one seems to get better the longer it breathes and/ or sits in the bottle. Almost a 7.

Aroma - Plum followed by fresh orange and lime peels.

Taste - Orange Julius followed by warm bread and oak spice.

This is a good rum. It has a very interesting orange note in the aroma and flavor which is cool. It is not a great rum by any stretch of the imagination but is definitely acceptable. I would not be upset at all if I went over to a friends house and this is what they poured me but it's just not great. At $25 to $30 I would definitely recommend buying a bottle to try it because you could absolutely make a decent daquiri with it if you didn't like it neat.

This is a lovely sipper at a very reasonable price.
It has an almost agricole style, but with additional sweetness.
There is a degree of burn, but I dont mind so much.
Reasonable length of finish.
You can buy it in certain supermarkets in the UK for £40 and it os worth every single penny.