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Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry rum

Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry

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6.6/10
213 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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213 Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Ratings

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filipec 🇨🇿 | 249 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

taste - 6.5/10
smell - 6/10
sweetness - 7/10
price/value rating - 7/10

CK 🇺🇸 | 38 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

I've been very happy with most all the Plantation rums I've tried but this one was mildly disappointing. It's dry which I dont mind, but there is just not a lot going on here and its pretty meh as a sipper. It's fine in some cocktails but there is really not much that stands out here. It's pretty unremarkable and middle of the road. Not bad, not great, just, meh. Doubt I would ever buy it again, but happy I tried it.

Heinemans 🇳🇱 | 18 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

A rum so relaxed in taste it has to come from Jamaica. I however prefer some more kick in a rum

Mirjamvdbg 🇳🇱 | 29 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Weer eens een rumavondje. Deze rum vind ik van plantation minder lekker

Mujuru 🇺🇸 | 152 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Nose: Butterscotch candy, Floral Bouquet particularly Roses, Apple Jolly Ranchers, Cola, very candy-esque

Palate: (oh nice!) very bourbon forward, woody but not sour, faint Apple Jolly Ranchers, butterscotch, spice on the back palate, fairly harsh burn in throat despite the 43% ABV

Finish: Burnt pineapple, Blood Orange, Roasted Apples, flowers in mud, Cigar Ashes, minerality, finish is long and becomes more complex with time

Plantation may advertise this as a high hogo rum, but it really isn’t. It is a highly enjoyable; indeed much more enjoyable than I had anticipated. The finish is also far more complex than I anticipated. Surprisingly it does indeed hold its own against the field of Jamaican rums...even if it does so in a rather unanticipated way. Instead of hogo fruit it is floral with strong notes of hard fruit candies. It is surprisingly good, especially for the money and I wager it would make a phenomenal cocktail rum. Though it serves fairly well also as a sipper in its own right.

For starters this is a traditional Jamaican Pot Still expression from the distilleries at Long Pond and Clarendon. This is my first experience with those particular distilleries and thus completes my experience with all of the known distilleries in Jamaica. Despite being a Plantation expression this rum is not dosed in any way. In other words it is a traditional Jamaican pot still expression with a small amount of aging in France.

Taking it in on the nose I get heavy floral bouquet, particularly roses, like someone made a rose bouquet and stuck in a few other fragrant flowers in between. I also get butterscotch candy, Apple Jolly Ranchers, and light notes of a smell akin to when you leave a little bit of Coca Cola sitting in a glass of ice.

The palate is where this rum really surprised me. My immediate reaction on taking a sip was a very surprised “oh wow! That’s really nice!”. I don’t know if that is because it immediately exceeded expectations or just the rum’s strong flavor pronouncement on the palate. At any rate the rum is quite bourbon forward and reminds me actually of Doorly’s. It has a touch of Jack Daniels but without the accompanying mast sour notes I experienced with Old Number 7. In a pleasant turn instead of the sour note I was expecting I get faint Apple Jolly Ranchers and butterscotch. But make no mistake the palate is very bourbon forward but accompanied by fruit candy and butterscotch notes in a surprisingly delightful combination. However, there are some drawbacks. This rum is fairly hot on the back end of the palate, almost similar to Barbancourt 8 though much more endurable than that. It also carries a fairly harsh burn in the throat.

The finish also surprised me considerably in its complexity. Anticipating some simplicity in exchange for smoothness, I was quite taken aback by the complexity and length on the finish on this rum. The finish starts with a note like burnt pineapple, after a few sips Blood Orange makes an appearance. Then Roasted Apples and I thought that was the end...I was wrong. After setting the glass down for a bit my tongue started to taste something like the scent of flowers and mud - very spring-like - accompanied by dry cigar ash and a distinct minerality. All in all the finish was far longer and more complex than I had imagined

The whole combination is surprisingly good - especially for the $26 I paid for the bottle. It may not be a traditional hogo monster but it is decently high ester. Those esters just express themselves in ways that were unanticipated and complex. Instead of overripe fruit and medicinal notes, here the esters express floral notes and tastes of fruit hard candies surrounded by an almost Bajan woody rum expression. The finish is far more complex than I had anticipated and brings some complex and rather unexpected qualities.

On the whole this rum is floral, woody, mineral, and candy-esque in a fairly interesting combination. The notes may not be quite as powerful as they are on other Jamaica funk rums but the combination and uniqueness is pretty appealing. It’s not all-time great, blow me out of the water level, but it is better than expected for a $30 undosed Plantation Expression. The whole combination is surprisingly thought provoking - though toned down a bit. It’s not as good as Hamilton Pot Still Jamaican Black or Smith & Cross to my tastes, but I like it significantly more than the Hampden 8 year and it is half the price of that

Nose: 8
Palate: 7
Aftertaste: 8
Smoothness: 5
Versatility: 9
Price: 8

Total: 7.5

Sumsarn 🇸🇪 | 5 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Rom gjord på Old school vis
Ljus rom.
Doftar marsipan, läder, torkad frukt.
Smakar läder, osöt, spritig,

Kul att ha testat men ingen favorit

Jimmien 🇸🇪 | 8 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Blommig och fruktig doft med inslag av läder. Speciell smak, något torr och inte söt. Gjord på gamla viset som rom tillverkade förr

Martin Eldonson 🇸🇪 | 19 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Inte så söt, läder framträder tydligt för mig. Kul att prova men ingen favort

Victor Hogo 🇺🇸 | 6 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

While this makes a decent sipping rum, with very pleasant Jamaica funk, it truly shines in cocktails. It's priced attractively, and, for me at least, is easy to find. Sure, Smith and Cross has more intense aroma and flavor, but bring its ABV down from 57% to 43%, and, on a level playing field, the Plantation Xaymaca stands up. This is my go-to when I'm heading to tiki land.

Shanon 🇺🇸 | 26 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

The Plantation xo is way smother and one of my favorites. This one is good a little on the dry side for me but I didnt hate it.

OdysseusUnbound 🇨🇦 | 40 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

This rum was a pleasant surprise for me. There's no added sugar, and yet it's still rich, redolent of butterscotch, some cherries, a bit of leather, some raisins, a touch of banana, and a bit of barrel char. I've been critical of some of Plantation's practices, but this one is a winner in my books.




Brand Details

Name: Xaymaca Special Dry
Type: Plantation
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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