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Plantation Barbados Rum XO 20th Anniversary NV

Barbados

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  • Gold, Rum XP, 2016
  • 94pts, Ultimate Spirits Challenge, 2015
  • Spirit of the Year, Whisky Exchange, 2016
  • Gold, World Spirit, 2016
  • Gold, World Spirits Award, 2017

This anniversary edition, triple Gold rum was named Whisky Exchange’s Spirit of the Year 2016. Special double maturation – ageing in bourbon barrels in Barbados, then in Cognac casks in France – lends fabulous depth of flavour, richness and spice.

This anniversary edition, triple Gold rum was named Whisky Exchange’s Spirit of the Year 2016. Special double maturation – ageing in bourbon barrels in Barbados, then in Cognac casks in France – lends fabulous depth of flavour, richness and spice.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

A cinnamon attack leads to spicy molasses and a long warming finish

Aroma

Floral and fruity with hints of molasses and marshmallow

Plantation Barbados Rum XO 20th Anniversary NV

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

Crafted from an assemblage of fine rums, all aged between 12 and 20 years old, this is a fitting tribute to 20 years of rum from Cognac’s Maison Ferrand. In 1989, their 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. The rums in this special cuvée were created from distilled molasses, left to mature and develop in used Bourbon casks in the humid Bajan heat. The casks are then shipped to the Charente where they’re transferred to Cognac casks, the finest of which are assembled into this limited edition. Richly exotic, with an enticing sweetness and a beguilingly spicy complexity, this is Caribbean rum at its very finest.

"Gorgeously smooth, warming, limited edition rum – made in Barbados, finished in France" Jehan Sacaze
Buyer of Spirits
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