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Plantation 5-year-old Barbados Rum (70cl) NV

Barbados

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  • Gold, Rum XP, 2016
  • 94pts, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, 2015

This double Gold medal rum is part of the Caribbean collection produced by Cognac Ferrand. Special double maturation – ageing in bourbon casks in Barbados, then in Cognac barrels in France – lends fabulous richness. Named “the world’s best rum”.

This double Gold medal rum is part of the Caribbean collection produced by Cognac Ferrand. Special double maturation – ageing in bourbon casks in Barbados, then in Cognac barrels in France – lends fabulous richness. Named “the world’s best rum”.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Flambéed burnt toffee with smoky tobacco and a coconut finish

Aroma

Creamy vanilla, molasses with a hint of Turkish delight

Plantation 5-year-old Barbados Rum (70cl) NV

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  • 40.0% ABV
  • 28.0 Units
  • 700.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2050

The flagship rum of the Barbados Plantation range. Cognac Ferrand has long had ties with the finest rum producers of the Caribbean, selling them prized ex-Cognac casks in which to age the spirit. In 1989 Cognac Ferrand’s champion blender Alexandre Gabriel came across some very old vats of rum and was so impressed he decided to do a special bottling. So the Plantation range was born. Rum is the spirit created from distilled sugar cane, with the finest coming from Barbados. The Plantation range stands out for combining the finest flavours of this Caribbean spirit with the finesse gained from first ageing in American bourbon casks in warm Barbados, then in Cognac casks in cool underground cellars in Charentes. Rich, exotic and very long.

"Super smooth. The best amber rum I have ever tasted. 5-Stars" Online Reviewer
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