A superb-looking decanter bottle of XO rum from Barbados, aged in bourbon barrels before being shipped to France for a secondary maturation in Cognac casks from the Ferrand house. The result is a well balanced rum with a remarkably long finish, with a palate of chocolate, banana, coconut and mango. Now this is some very good stuff.
Hints of spicy oak on the nose, with guava, a little desiccated coconut and dried banana. Buttery.
Spiced, creamy palate entry, with sweet vanilla notes and caramel. Oaky spices.
Caramel. Toasted oak.
Sweet, spicy, smooth, spectacular
Its so smooth and so much flavor. It's my favorite right now.
I'd never really been a rum drinker before, my only real experience being lambs navy rum or Bacardi. But after trying a sample of this I was blown away by how much different this stuff could be. I had to have a bottle & this is worth every penny. Talk about complex, you definitely get the vanilla and banana coming through strongly on the palate, with just a hint of the bourbon without overpowering any other flavours. I'm Definitely converted and every time I taste this It amazes me. Truly sublime.
i'm no expert but having tried a few in the Plantation range I thought this was incredible. My last bottle by these guys was finished in an Ice Wine cask, which gave it a whisky flavour. To be honest, I found it disappointing, this however was fantastic. Just looking through past reviews I can understand why someone said the vanilla did almost taste artificial but I liked the comment from the guy who said he would use this to introduce rum to non rum enthusiasts. All in all, at the price a really good spirit
I'm really in shock with this rum, this thing is amazing! sweet, banana, chocolate cake
