Plantation Barbados XO Rum 20 Anniversary + 2 glasses / 40% / 0.7l

The Plantation rum collection is the result of the passion of a connoisseur, expert and enthusiast, Alexandre Gabriel.

The history of his relationship with the alcohol markets began relatively recently, in 1989, when Gabriel discovered one of the oldest alcohol brands in France, located in the Cognac region Maison Ferrand. Ten years later, having restored Maison Ferrand's due reputation and brand recognition, Alexandre Gabriel discovers the world of Caribbean rum and throws himself into the search for business partners in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica. The Plantation collection is created.

Gabriel currently owns the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados, the Clarendon Distillery, and the Long Pond Distillery, and is a shareholder in National Rum of Jamaica. Plantation is a world of rums, created at the intersection of cognac and the Caribbean - cognac barrels are used by rum producers to mature Caribbean spirits, rums are matured in the tropics, and additionally matured for a shorter period in the climate of the Cognac region in France, in specially selected local cognac barrels. Plantation Barbados XO Rum is a drink that owes its complexity to the different types of barrels in which it was matured, as well as the degree of their roasting.

It began maturing in traditional American bourbon barrels (intensely charred from the inside) before moving into lightly toasted Ferrand barrels. Its complexity was also influenced by the changing climate in which it matured – the rum matured partly in its place of origin, Barbados, and partly in the cool cellars of the French Cogniac region. Its bouquet features accents of chocolate, banana and mango. It has an unusually long finish.