Plantation Rum Barbados 2013 / 50.2% / 0.7l
- The Plantation rums make or the embodiment of the vision by Alexandre Gabriel, a French entrepreneur, since 1989 closely associated with one of the renowned cognac hoses, Maison Ferrand.
Product description
Rumy Plantation is the embodiment of the vision of entrepreneur Alexandre Gabriel, associated since 1989 with one of the prestigious cognac houses, Maison Ferrand.
His search for outlets for the financially declining Maison Ferrand took him to the Caribbean and Latin America. The sale of cognac barrels to rum producers was soon linked to rum purchases, the first attempts at blending, bottling and distribution. Today, Maison Ferrand is, in addition to the producer of Ferrand cognac and Citadelle gin, a significant selector, blender and distributor of rums from every corner of the world. As the producer himself says about himself, in this industry, careful maturation of the drink, attachment to tradition, diversity and double maturation count.
Plantation Rum Barbados 2013 is a rum produced at the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados. It is made from molasses and is a blend of distillates from the Gregg still and column still. Distilled 2013, 8 years of tropical maturation in American white oak bourbon barrels, plus a year of continental maturation in Ferrand cognac barrels.
Nose: Fruity and spicy, with notes of coconut, orange blossom, peaches, bananas, vanilla, toasted almonds, cinnamon and pepper.
Palate: Rich and spicy, with notes of cake, honey, hazelnut, gingerbread, tobacco, chocolate and cumin.
Finish: Long and fruity, with notes of lemon, pear, licorice, toffee and pepper.