Plantation Barbados XO Rum 20 Anniversary / 40% / 1.75l

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

The history of his connections with the alcohol markets began relatively recently, in 1989, when Gabriel discovered one of the oldest alcohol brands in France, Maison Ferrand located in the Cognac region. Ten years later, having restored Maison Ferrand's due reputation and brand recognition, Alexandre Gabriel discovered the world of Caribbean rum and threw himself into the search for business partners in Barbados, Guyana, and Jamaica. The Plantation collection was created. Gabriel is currently the owner of the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados, the Clarendon Distillery, and the Long Pond Distillery, and a shareholder in National Rum of Jamaica. Plantation is the world of rums, created at the interface 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 already in the climate of the Cognac region in France, in specially selected barrels of local cognac.

Plantation Barbados XO Rum is a spirit that owes its complexity to the different types of barrels it matured in, as well as the degree of their roasting. It began maturing in traditional American bourbon barrels (intensively roasted from the inside), then went to 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, in Barbados, and partly in the cool cellars of the French Cogniac region. Its bouquet includes accents of chocolate, bananas and mango. It is characterized by an extremely long finish.