Plantation 2005 Guyana

For me it was a bit to ‘’dry’’ it was a long time in the cabinet, finally I finished this one in coctails. . .

"Plantation Guyana is the only rum in the Plantation range to have sugar cane syrup as its raw material. From a long fermentation it is then distilled in a Charente alembic pot still and finally aged in bourbon casks a fine balance is earned"

This is the PM mark from Demerara, 8y old, unfortunately just 45% abv and sweetened. So we can expect something like ElD 15 or 21. I would expect a bright, sweet, woody profile with sweetness and some fruits. This rum was bottled 2013, so let's liberate it.

When just pooring out this rum, I have the PM mark in the nose and the nose is strong. I would't say it's just 45%, this rum has bite. The nose is overall bright like a typical PM mark but also with some sweeter and darker flavors like caramel and some molasses.
I get some sweetness in the nose first, that I identify as honey, then the pencil shavening, some grasy notes and some molasses. I hadn't expected the dry fruits. The nose is also earthy, the barrel has influenced the smell. After 20min I get some floral notes.
This could be a mix of pot and column still. It's strong but with some typical column still flavors. Maybe it's the dilution and the dosage. The nose is overall quite tasty.

The taste starty sweet with a mix of honey, caramel and pencil shavenings. Just a bright initial taste also with wood and grasy notes. I can notice some dilution, but I promice, if you don't have much experience you would think this is a strong start.
The middle starts again sweet with honey, burned sugar and then turns dark with molasses, wood and earth. Then again gently with vanilla at the end. This is like a mix of PM with Pussers Gunpowder and ElD15. I love this taste, this is not a pure high end rum but I enjoy this one as much as ElD15. An easy lover but still quite complex I would say.
The spice rises and the finish begins. Spice, some light tingeling of alcohol, honey, burned sugar again, molasses and tannins. Then a good bye with wood, earth and vanilla.
Chapeau, I nice blend that has catched me.

You already mention the sweetness and the honey, this intensifies while you drink it.
I love this kind of blends. I could easy drink 10cl and enjoy some series meanwhile.
Yes it have some similarities with ElD15. But it's stronger and is more on the PM side.
This rum doesn't need a lot of attention, but it still offers a lot of the PM mark.
I would say, this is above the ElD15 and somewhere on the level of ElD21.
I would rate it with 85 points.

Nose: pencil shavenings, vanilla, honey, wood, caramel, some molasses, sour apples, grasy notes, dry fruits, earth, floral notes
Taste: honey, caramel, tannins, some mandarine, pencil shavenings, wood, grasy notes
Middle: honey, burned sugar, molasses, wood, earth, vanilla
Finish: spice, honey, molasses, tannins, wood, burned sugar
Aftertaste:

Sweetness: 2.5/5
Fruits: 2/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Mildness: 2.5/5
Complexity: 3.5/5
Value (43.5€): 4.5/5
Experience level: amateur to professional (for experts this one should be in cask strength and without added sugar)

A really good offering from plantation. Strong nose, in overall a well balanced rum.

Enjoyed every second spent tasting this amazing drink.

In Donn Beach's rum list Demerara rums are described as high in esters. So after having made aquaintance with various El Dorado blends up to the 8 yo. I thought I'd have to try a pure pot still Demerara rum like this Plantation filling from 2005. Surprisingly it struck me as more lightly flavoured than the El Dorado 8 yo and not as nutty. Which makes some sense, as this has spent only 7 years in the tropics and only in Bourbon casks. But while it was less powerful, it had a very nice, more subtle flavour reminiscent of toffee. So for a cocktail like Donn Beach's Navy Grog I prefer this subtle, delicious Demerara rum over the rather rough El Dorado 8 yo.

Has some sweetness and an enjoyable pour - I believe they add sugar as is often their case

Small fact from plantation “Guyana is the only rum in the Plantation range to have sugar cane syrup as its raw material ”

Really enjoyed this rum, nice on the nose, lovely golden colour, slightly sweet taste, some people say its over sugared but u enjoyed it. Not as good as El Dorado 12yr which is in the same price point but we'll worth trying if you enjoy El Dorado, Abuelo, Flor de Cana or Diplamatico you should like this one. It's good neat, allow to breath in the glass first, not as long a finish as El Dorado or Abuela but still a nice sipper. Also good in a Dark n Stormy.

Not the biggest fan of Guyana rum but this one is great. Better than Eldorado 12, more sharpness to it with a balanced sweetness. Good stuff 😀

This rum is overpacked with oak so much that it tastes exactly like a sweeter bourbon

Цвет - Тёмный янтарь.

Аромат - Сдержанный, плотный, сочные пряные нотки тростника, почти переходящие в запах солёного сала с чесноком, карамель, не Сент-Лусия, конечно, но ожидания самые позитивные.

Тело - Округлое, маслянистое.

Вкус - Мягкий, бархатный, леденцы, тростник, пряности, весьма сладкий, но не назвал бы его десертным, имбирь, солёные нотки, довольно много дуба.

Послевкусие - Мягкое, карамельное, маслянистое с дубовой терпкостью.

Вывод - Хороший ром, расслабленный, бархатный, но плотный, с твёрдой основой, не субтильный и не водянистый.

Оценка - 8/10