Plantation Pineapple Stiggin's Fancy

I finally got my hands on this $30 flavored rum. Don't even think of trying this one neat, since it is rather disgusting. Adding ice does little to improve it. However, it just begs to reinvent the Pina Colada. My first try at this was equal parts Plantation Pineapple, Plantation 3-star (blanco), and Coco Lopez. This made a good Pina Colada over ice, but I went one step further. Try mixing equal parts Plantation Pineapple with chilled Coco Lopez with no ice at all for a 20% ABV Pina Colada. This last combo worked best for me, but I won't be buying this one again.

There are several articles on the back that can be read with a magnifying glass. I really appreciate the research into bringing this very unique rum back for us to try, but I can also see why it fell out of fashion. One of the articles also shows how the Reverend Stiggins who favored this rum was not a really nice guy.

Sharp bite of alcohol on the front gives way to sweet rum flavor. Pineapple comes in late and subtle. Rough when sipped neat. Best when mixed.

It's definitely not a sipper.
It really does have pineapple flavor, but the distillate is not pleasant.
A little spicy in aftertaste.

Yes, the pineapple flavour is there but so are also a strong alcohol taste. A little strange tasting in my opinion.

This rum has fantastic reviews and many friends of mine are also big fans of this rum. I understand why people enjoy this rum, but it is not for me, I did not like it as a sipper and feel its better serviced in cocktails. The nose carries a sweet buttery pineapple scent, that is a bit off putting for me. Warm rum spice and liberal amounts of pineapple come with the sipping. It also carries a bit of heat, but the sweetness of this rum becomes just a bit to syrupy. Its finish is a bit to strong on the pineapple flavor for me and it lingers for quite awhile. This is an interesting rum for sure, and if you are looking for sweet and pineapple, Id imagine you will enjoy this rum in any format. If it was a few notches less sweet and carried a bit more oak, id be a bigger fan.

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It tastes like pineapple. Like, it's right there on the label and everything. So if you buy it thinking you're going to get a rum that tastes like anything except, well, pineapple, you've only got yourself to blame.

Reading through some of the other ratings here, others seem to feel that the pineapple flavor was subtle and only popped in context with other ingredients; for me, I felt like someone had just lodged a pineapple spear sideways in my nose and then gave me a glass of some decent but totally arbitrary rum to drink as a chaser.

I suppose there must be some context in which this makes sense, but to me this just reminded me of a more grown up version of the wine coolers I used to drink when I was young and foolish. The closest thing I can think of in flavor is a pineapple champagne I tried from a winery on Maui; similar to that, while it was interesting as a novelty experience, I found myself staring at the bottle once I got home from my trip and wondering how I'd ever actually use it.

I guess buy this if you really like pineapple-flavored things. But I'd rather spend my money on their over-the-top amazing Plantation Three Star or their XO 20th Anniversary instead.

I'm a huge fan of Plantation rums, and while I know this is a beloved variant, it wasn't for me. A bit too dry, and I can't find the fruity, rich pineapple flavor I was imagining. Not a "bad" rum by any means, but I'd say the smell/flavor is more of pineapple leaves/skins than the fruit itself.

Too much bourbon flavour for a rum. All the Plantation rums I've tried have this flaw and Pineapple was the final straw. Can barely feel any pineapple in it. I may not be objective here, but I personally find whiskey abysmal, and these kind of rums are a big no-no for me.

Candied fruit and distinct pineapple (natural!). Oak? Maybe. Regardless It’s quite "round". It’s sweet.

Although the sweetness is expected and welcomed on my part in the case of a infused rum, it seems that the same aberrant syrupiness found in most Plantation rums really dominates here in the same way it does in the Original Dark and the XO 20th. As much as I want to endorse the product for the effort, I detest that sickly syrup taste. I believe most people describe it as coconut.