M&S Gran Reserva Guatemalan Plantation Rum

Bythefatrumpirate

M&S Gentlemans Rum Guatemla Rum ReviewGentlemans rum as its called in my house, due to my wife’s dyslexia/stupidity.  Having said that perhaps it  was a Freudian slip. This is another rum from Marks and Spencer. But are they offering a premium experience at a more manageable price?

This Marks and Spencer rum comes housed in a nice stubby style bottle with a high quality polished metallic screw top.  Immediately it is a cut above most “supermarket” rum.  The bottle has a lovely uncluttered and clear styling (it’s a bit like this blog!)

The rum is available in most larger M&S at around £22-25 a bottle, I got a bottle of this on sale for £22 but its usually £25.  There are a few different rum producers in Guatemala (Zacapa are the first name on the list) however unlike the “Rum Master” http://www.marksandspencer.com/cana-negra-guatemalan-rum-nv-single-bottle/p/p60046481 I do not believe you are getting Ron Zacapa 23 rum for half price.  I know this because I’ve got a bottle and it tastes nothing like this rum!

So what are you getting? Well (you may notice the label is different between my picture and M&S’s) as explained in more detail on my newer bottle you are getting a rum which is finished in cognac barrels.  Clue anyone?

Basically this is a rum which is likely to have been procured by Plantation (Cognac Ferrand) from the Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala distillery (the only distillery left in Guatemala -responsible for Ron Zacapa, it also produces the Botran line of rums).   There is a rum available via the Plantation label which is a Guatemalan Gran Anejo.  I would say that the age of this rum is probably similar to that.  It may even be the same rum.  As that rum was available for around £30 I would say my guess is probably more accurate than the Rum Masters.

So onto the rum.  The rum is golden with a reddish tinge.  The label also states that caramel is added, if that was to impart sweetness then it has certainly worked.  The rum is as sweet as honey.  On occasion it can be too much.  I guess it just depends on the mood.  The rum is different and quite distinctive.  When the taste buds are in the mood for this rum it can be drank quite quickly.  It works as a sipper if you have a sweet tooth.

It’s a very good rum and you are getting a bit of a bargain.  Not as much as some think but still not bad.

3 stars

 

 

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    Bythefatrumpirate

    Captain Morgan White Rum review by the fat rum pirateI can almost feel the condemnation as I write.  A review of another of Diageo’s Captain Morgan offerings.  However, before you do so, please note this is a white rum not one of the many Spiced Variants which have given the Captain such a bad name in recent years.

    A White Rum from the Captain Morgan brand has been available on and off for some time.  Dependent on the territories you have visited and/or your geographical location and time spent enjoying rum, you may have come across a White Captain rum in the past.

    All I know is that until this year (2015) Captain Morgan White Rum was not available in the UK.  Coming at the same time as huge global re-branding by Bacardi.  Not to mention another new Spiced Bacardi product (Carta Fuego).

    Captain Morgan White Rum enters a UK market which is dominated by Bacardi.  In most bars and clubs in the UK, if you ask for a Bacardi and coke – you will not be asked if an alternative white rum is okay if Bacardi isn’t actually available.  For many Bacardi IS white rum and it’s matterless if it isn’t the Bacardi brand.  Even more worrying many Bacardi drinkers in the UK don’t even realise it is a rum……….

    Faced with what is a monopoly in the UK the Captain has a lot to do to gain a foothold in the market.  Price cutting other Spiced Brands in supermarkets throughout the UK has got Captain Morgan’s Spiced Gold to the top of the charts so will that be a tactic?  Indeed, yes it has been I picked up a 70cl bottle for £12.99.  In the UK it is bottled at 37.5% ABV.

    Presentation wise it is the new style Captain Morgan similar to the Spiced Gold and Black.  It is nothing remarkable and in many ways pretty tacky.  The screw cap is of decent standard but the label gives little real information about the juice in the blend.

    Captain Morgan White Rum Review by the fat rum pirateFinest Caribbean Rum is as much details as you get.  So how is the Captain planning on winning over UK audiences?  Well they have went for another tried and tested tactic of offering novelty glasses with the Captain Morgan.  In this instance plastic tankards.  Sadly I didn’t get one with my bottle!

    Diageo have also embarked on a no doubt very expensive TV marketing campaign with several adverts on UK TV and in partnership with Buzzfeed for more details see here.

    As mentioned already I expect many people will write Captain Morgan White Rum off before they have even given it a try.  As a regular spirits drinker and weekend “binger” I decided that £12.99 was not to big a price to pay for a drink which I would be able to mix with cola.  Yes it might not be the greatest rum in the world but I probably would soon empty the bottle……..

    First up, I’m not keen on the Captain’s Spiced offering and the Dark Rum (called so many different things worldwide) is so-so, a kind of bad version of Myers’s.  Nevetheless I soldiered on so here are my findings.

    First up, unlike Havana 3 Anos (another popular Supermarket offering in the UK) this is as clear as day.  No yellow haziness it is crystal clear.  So this has no doubt been filtered quite extensively.  It is much the same as Bacardi, Appleton, Chairmans Reserve etc.

    The nose on the White is very strong and pungent.  Jamaican rum is my first impression.  It is also very sweet and has hints of pineapple, banana and other tropical fruits.  This is a young white rum so there is also a strong smell of what can only be described as “booze”.  Alcohol fumes are very much present despite the slightly lower ABV.Captain Morgan White Rum Review by the fat rum pirate

    As a sipper this is quite a challenge and not one I would really recommend.  It really burns, pretty much everywhere and not a nice warming burn but a strong medicinal boozy burn which makes you feel like your throat is on fire.  A little ice cools it down a little but also dilutes what little flavour you got out of it.  Is this a sipper? Of course it isn’t and I was a fool to try.  I would however, be an even bigger fool if I was to try and appraise it as one.

    Captain Morgan White Rum is an inexpensive mixer for cocktails and long mixed drinks.  A reasonable person should just it on those merits alone.

    A liberal mix of Captain Morgan White Rum with cola is a surprisingly good experience.  The cola tempers alcohol fumes considerably allowing the tropical fruits on the nose to come through.  It is quite a sweet rum with a lot of almost boiled sweet (Pear Drops in particular) flavours.  Banana and pineapple are also in the mix along with sweet syrup like notes.  It makes a nice fruity rum and cola.  It reminds me very much of Chairmans Reserve White and Appleton White.  It is not quite as “funky” as Appleton White but it does display some of that Jamaican funk especially in the aftertaste.

    I’ve previously played down much hyped white rums such as Plantations 3 Stars and Banks 5 Island Rum (a particularly overpriced and overworked white mixer).  I feel both try to be to clever and introduce too much to what should be quite a simple straight forward mixer.

    I don’t think Captain Morgan White Rum is as good as Chairman’s Reserve White Label or Appleton White but at around £13-16 a bottle it is not a bad option for a weekend mixer.

    Of course I know that this review will be dismissed by many (who will probably never try this rum) in much the same way many avoid ALL Bacardi rum.  I’ll stand by my opinion on this, as a mixer I think it is a very credible white rum.

    3 stars

  • Mezan Guyana 2005

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Mazan Guyana 2005 rum review by the fat rum pirateMezan are in Independent bottler from the UK.  This Mezan Guyana 2005 is another rum they have been able to source from DDL.

    Mezan have been offering good quality Independently bottled rums from a variety of distilleries for a good number of years now.  They have offered numerous vintages and marques.

    As with all Mezan bottlings this rum is very keenly priced – around £35 for a 70cl bottle here in the UK.  Mezan’s presentation is consistent with only the island/country of note and the shield ever changing depending on the origin of the rum.  Recently they have began packaging some of their rums with cardboard protective sleeves.  This is one that has benefited from that. In the UK this rum will set you back around £35-40.

    As well as bringing us the range of Mezan rums the owner Neil Mathieson is also involved with distributor Marussia Beverages who import Foursquare rums (amongst others) to the UK and Europe.

    As already noted this Guyana rum comes in Mezan’s familiar bottle – a rounded stubby bottle with a simple colour scheme.  The card sleeve gives you a lot of information regarding the rum.  This is a pot still rum from the Port Mourant still at DDL.  Mezan are relatively inexpensive so its perhaps underrstandable to learn that the ABV for this rum is 40%.  Like most of their other rums.

    I’ve previously reviewed a Mezan Guyana rum from the Uitvlugt column still which I found to be Mezan Guyana 2005 rum review by the fat rum piratefairly average.

    In the glass the Mezan Guyana 2005 is a gold/straw colour.  In keeping with Mezan’s ethos the rum has not been coloured.  The only process other than ageing and bottling that Mezan undertake is a light filtration of the rum.  As a result the rum is clear and doesn’t show any “haze”.

    The nose is quite powerful.  Strong notes of aniseed and licorice alongside black bananas and quite heavy sweet and sour spice from the bourbon oak.  This rum has been aged solely in ex-bourbon barrels.  There is a savoury slightly malty note – a little twang of whisky.  It’s quite inviting.

    Sipping on this rum reveals a lot more of the sweetness.  You get a lot of the aniseed and licorice notes that are perhaps what is distinctive about the Port Mourant still.  It’s quite a fresh tasting spirit.  There’s nothing “sugary” or syrupy about this rum.  It is isn’t what I would call hugely complex or rich like the Velier Demerara’s.  However, what flavours that you do get are well defined and enjoyable.

    It’s intial sweetness gives way to a more savoury spirit.  Slightly salty and almost sweet and sour with all the tangy spices.  It’s a rum which has really interacted with the cask.  As already touched upon this is a clean, largely uncomplicated rum.

    As a Pot Still rum it is reasonably aggressive.  The 40% ABV may have clipped its wings a little but I don’t get much sense that I have lost a lot of flavour.  It’s still reasonably challenging and definitely not a beginners rum.

    European Aged Demerara’s can be quite complicated and difficult to judge.  Compared to Tropically Aged Indies and Mezan Guyana 2005 rum review by the fat rum pirateDDL’s own output they are in many ways completely different rums.  Which is something you need to be aware of before buying such bottlings.

    Factoring in how inexpensive this bottling is I feel that as long as you have done your homework  you are unlikely to be too disappointed with this rum.  It’s not a show stopper and it isn’t sweet in El Dorado terms but it is a solid example of Pot Still rum from the Port Mourant still.

    Good if not quite great.  Solid, workmanlike rum which won’t bowl you over but is nicely made all the same and goes down easily and pleasantly enough.

     

  • Flor do Brasil Aguardente de Cana Special Reserve

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Flor do Brasil Aguardente de Cana Cachaca Rum Review by the fat rum pirateFlor do Brasil Aguardente de Cana. These Cachaca’s have been produced in Castelo, Espirito Santo since 1949. Information on this brand has been hard to come by. It appears that this cachaça the Special Reserve is their premium offering. Their other Cachaca’s are presented with differing bottles and logo’s. Which was a bit confusing.

    The Flor do Brasil Cachaca I have for review today is aged for 5-6 years in 200 litre Balsam barrels. As with most of the Cachaca’s I am reviewing it is produced on a column still from freshly cut sugar cane. Unlike many of the Cachaca’s I have reviewed recently it is not distilled on a Copper Pot Still. It is bottled at 41% ABV and the bottle pictured is a 700ml bottle. Price wise I haven’t found a site with this for sale. I’d hazard a guess and say I would expect this to be around £50-60 or more if it ever came to Europe or the UK.

    Formed in 1949 by Maria Jose Prata Frossard Flor do Brasil originally only produced brown sugar. Unfortunately this did not prove very successful so “Dona Pratinha” as she was affectionately known turned her attentions to the production of Cachaca in the same year. Flor do Brasil has been passed down to sons and grandsons and it remains a family business.

    Flor do Brasil are one of the domestic Cachaca producers in Brasil that wish to expand onto the International market, Presentation wise this Cachaca would sit proudly along other Premium Rum and Cachaca in a store. The red and gold colour scheme is eye-catching and the Cardboard Sleeve suggests premium. They perhaps need to add something more in keeping with the overall presentation at the very top of the bottle. The gold metal screw cap isn’t quite so premium. Maybe an upgrade to that may be required.

    In the glass Flor do Brasil Special Reserve is a white wine to straw colour. It’s very light.Flor do Brasil Aguardente de Cana Cachaca Rum Review by the fat rum pirate

    On the nose it is quite a soapy, almost waxy affair – candlewax and some tree sap. I am also noting a note of what I can best describe as fermenting apple juice. Which adds a little sharpness.

    Overall the nose on Flor do Brasil is very nutty – cashews and peanuts, some buttery pastry like Shortbread and the more I nose the more the fermenting apple juice turns into something like a Chenin Blanc.

    It’s a very interesting nose and it is a Cachaca which very much shows why Cachaca aged in woods such as this should be recognised as a spirit in its own right. Rather than having people try to lump it under rum or rhum Agricole.

    Sipped this is quite a sweet tasting spirit. The notes from the wood deliver a quite distinctive profile. It’s not very spicy – the wood has delivered a slightly soapy/waxy quality to the flavour couple with some mild notes of ginger and some sweet note of white grape. It’s a very light spirit that is ridiculously easy to sip.

    Flor do Brasil Aguardente de Cana Cachaca Rum Review by the fat rum pirateMuch of the flavour is delivered on the initial sip and the mid palate and finish tend to fade out perhaps a little quicker than you might like. For someone unaccustomed to drinking spirits this may be an easy, light introduction. In many ways it doesn’t really feel like a 41% spirit. This is both to its advantage and detriment.

    Bizarrely as I am sipping Flor do Brasil I feel that it might well be better appreciated chilled. It’s light and refreshing character would work very well as a palate cleanser.

    The mid palate and finish on this Cachaca don’t offer a great deal beyond what the first sip gives you. The finish just fades out but its nice and mellow and you are left with the nice nutty and buttery elements of this Cachaca when you are finished.

    This is a nicely balanced spirit – it is perhaps a touch to light to be truly exceptional. It is a very easy going sipper that delivers a nice alternative to a heavier glass of rum or cachaça. It won’t be to everyone’s taste. I enjoyed the influence of the balsam wood on this and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Despite the fact the finish and mid palate weren’t quite as “big” as I might have liked.

     

     

  • Dead Man’s Fingers – Spiced Rum

    Bythefatrumpirate

    dead-mans-fingers-rum-3Dead Man’s Fingers is a Spiced Rum.  First released in 2015 by The Rum and Crab Shack, St Ives, Cornwall.  Initially the rum was only available in the bar/restaurant (which has since expanded to another branch in Exeter).  It is now pushing for a national release and is already available from a number of UK online retailers.

    Dead Man’s Fingers can relate to a number of “things” in the natural world such as coral and seaweed.  In this instance its a homage to the amount of Crab sold at the Crab Shack.  Dead Man’s Fingers can refer to Crab’s gills.

    As you might guess from the leading photograph they have focused upon strong branding and you can already purchase branded T-Shirts and other merchandise online.  Sailor Jerry has built its success on a strong brand identity and as was evidenced at the recent UK Rumfest in London Dead Man’s Fingers also know how to get a buzz going surrounding their product.  Their stand was very popular and their representatives very helpful and very fun.  Their website whilst brief also keeps up the presentation and branding

    The rum is noted as “small batch” this is likely more down to the overall production of the spiced rum as a whole rather than the distilled product at the base of this rum.  A 70cl bottle of Dead Man’s Fingers will set you back around £25 it clocks in at 37.5% ABV.  The rum comes in a standard bar bottle with a metal screw cap.

    In the glass Dead Man’s Fingers is a typical Spiced/Gold Rum colour.  Nice golden/reddish brown.  A kind of standard “rum” colour which many producers seem to adopt.

    It doesn’t cling to the glass when swirled and but you do get a good nose of spices before you even start nosing properly.

    Dead Man's Fingers Spiced Rum Review by the fat rum pirateWhich is a slight concern.  On the nose I’m initially struck by a very familiar smell.  Vanilla and I’m getting waft after waft of it.  Reminiscent of old style UK Sailor Jerry, Old J Spiced, RedLeg and even Rumbullion. My initial thoughts are not that profile all over again………..sweet vanilla and caramel.

    It’s not that I don’t like Vanilla nor do I have aversion to it per se.  It’s just that with years of trying Spiced Rums and reviewing a good number it becomes a little predictable and safe.  Personally, I see little point in producing something so similar to a number of brands already out there.

    It’s not all vanilla but the other notes are equally safe and equally popular.  Cinnamon, citrus peel and some very sweet caramel.  If you like this kind of thing or aren’t bored of it- great.  Unfortunately I’m left non-plussed up to now.

    I’ll try sipping to start with. I fully expect to mix though and any half decent spiced rum should make a decent rum and coke!

    dead-mans-fingers-rum-2Sipping offers my first real surprise.  It is nowhere near as sweet as the nose implies.  In actual fact the orange peel/marmalade notes really shine through.  It’s reasonably complex – some nice more natural tasting notes of cinnamon, brown sugar and a little saffron spice.  The vanilla has become much more muted, having all but disappeared. If you wanted an after dinner drink this wouldn’t be terrible with a chunk of ice and a squeeze of lime (or maybe orange?).

    Mixing with a little cola again it works.  The cola also tempers the nose down a notch or two.  There’s a nice balance to this and a nice mix of spices working in the mix.  I couldn’t drink a lot of this though.  It is still quite big on the sicklier caramel/brown sugar notes but its nowhere near as full on as the likes of the atrocious Old J Spiced Gold. 

    It’s not the best spiced rum I have ever had but its far from the worst.  Slightly above average and at £25 probably well worth a punt if you are a bit of Spiced rum fan.  I’d arguably choose a bottle of this over Sailor Jerrys if I had to buy one of them again.

     

     

     

     

  • Tellura Amburana

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Tellura Amburana Cachaca Rum review by the fat rum pirateTellura Amburana Cachaca. Tellura are a Cachaca brand from Campos de Goytacazes City, in Fazenda Abbadia, which is in Rio de Janeiro state.

    They were producing sugar and Cachaca since at least the 1920’s at Abbadia Farm. However, they only recently re-introduced their Cachaca production. Which might be why their bottles are a little more contempory in the their design. More “Western-ised” perhaps.

    Tellura as a brand have three Cachaca’s. A Prata (or silver/white), a Cachaca aged for one year in Jequitiba and this Cachaca Amburana which is aged for one year in Jequitiba wood and a further year of ageing in Amburana.

    Their website also shows they have a Facebook and Instagram account. So they are definitely wired up for the current trends in Social Media etc.

    Tellura Cachaca is produced in Copper Pot Stills and is distilled to 48% ABV. Only the heart of the distillate is used in the production of the final Cachaca.

    Their Prata was a solid if unspectacular Cachaca but as this has been aged l am expecting something a little more interesting with this effort. As with most of the Cachacas I have been reviewing this isn’t available in the UK as yet but the look of it does suggest they are trying to being it to the Western market as it is very sleek and modern (not unlike Leblon) in terms of presentation.

    In the glass Tellura Amburana presents itself as a very light golden brown – almost straw in colour or white wine.

    Nosed you get what, is becoming more familiar to me – notes of Amburana wood. This is a delicate floral wood which gives this Cachaca a very light, floral approach. This sits alongside a nice burst of sugar cane juice and alcohol notes. Notes of vanilla and light honey rest nicely alongside a lovely nutty aroma.

    This is easy going and approachable yet deceptively complex.

    As a sipper its very floral and slightly soapy – mild notes of carbolic soap rest alongside more floral notes of rosepetal and a touch of sandalwood. It has a reasonably complex flavour profile. Much of which is promised on the nose transfer over to the sip. I’m getting a lot of cashew nut and some spiciness from the woTellura Amburana Cachaca Rum Review by the fat rum pirateod which adds a little depth.

    I’m enjoying sipping this and quite surprised at how approachable it is for its age. Mixed Tellura Ambruana is a good substitute for Agricole rhum in a Ti Punch and it works nicely in a Caiprinha. It does seem a bit of a shame to mix this Cachaca though.

    This is a kind of everyday Cachaca that I would imagine is not hugely expensive so you can mix or sip it and it works well with both.

    Back to the sip and further sipping reveals some citrus and some hints of ginger. The only downside with this Cachaca is that the finish fades quite quickly and the mid palate is quite short. You’ll find yourself sipping this little and often (or a lot and often depending on how you do it!). It’s not a Cachaca which you might sit back and savour between sips for too long. The flavours simply do not hang around. The finish leaves you with a little spiciness and some zest but its just a touch too mild for my palate.

    This is a softer, more approachable young Cachaca but a very enjoyable one nonetheless.

  • Santiago de Cuba Anejo

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Santiago de Cuba Anejo rum review by the fat rum pirateSantiago de Cuba rums are quite frustrating bottlings to find.  This is not because this site is American but imports of these rums seem to be quite sporadic. All manner of different aged expressions seem to come out of the distillery as well.

    It is quite confusing sometimes to work out which is which. It is not unusual to see older style bottles still for sale online.

    Luckily for the UK, JBE Imports (who also import the excellent Ron Cubay) are now importing three Santiago de Cuba expressions. Carta Blanca, Anejo and Extra Anejo 12 Year Old.  The latter is reported to be Fidel Castro’s favourite rum.

    This rum is often noted as being a 7 year old.  To be fair to the brand, I have never seen this on any of the bottles.  The Extra Anejo is noted as a 12 year old rum – age statements are also present on the 11, 15, 20 and 25 year old rums.  How often all these expressions are actually released is unclear.  They do seem to appear only briefly and irregularly.

    This rum is currently available online at Master of Malt for £24.95.  It is bottled at 38% ABV.  It comes in a stubby 3/4 height 70cl bottle.  The presentation has been updated in the past few years to align with the logo used in the older expressions – its clear and unfussy. If a little uninspired.

    Santiago de Cuba Anejo rum review by the fat rum pirateFrom what I can gather, Santiago de Cuba is produced at the same rum distiilery that the Bacardi family were forced to leave during the Cuban revolution.  Ron Caney is also produced at this facility amongst others.  From researching Cuban rum it seems that a great number of different brands all seem to come out of the same distilleries.  Which makes me wonder just how different each expression actually is!

    Part of this curiosity has led me to invest in a few different Cuban rums.  I can then taste a few alongside each other and look for similarities.  It would be quite embarrassing if I awarded brands different scores and then found the juice to be exactly the same.  Not that I am saying that is the case, not yet anyway!

    In the glass the rum is a nice reddish/golden brown.  The nose is unmistakably Cuban.  It is reminiscent of the older Havana Club rums.  It’s sweet smelling, an almost red wine like note – almost descending into a vinegary aroma, slightly acidic.  There is a little vanilla and some dark chocolate notes and tobacco.

    As an “anejo” it may or may not stand up as a sipper.  To be fair most don’t really stand up to being sipped as they are only a few years old.  Many Gran Anejo’s aren’t that impressive as sippers either!  They are terms to be taken with a pinch of salt.Santiago de Cuba Anejo rum review by the fat rum pirate

    Sipped the Anejo is very spicy.  It doesn’t taste young in terms of alcohol burn or overly sweet immature notes. It is pretty sharp on the palate though.  You get a spicy burst, followed by some oak.  Most of the flavour – the vanilla and chocolate leaves the taste buds almost instantly.  The finish whilst reasonably long is very one dimensional, oaky and bitter.

    Sipping this rum is not an unpleasant experience but its a pretty short lived one in terms of flavour.

    As a mixer the rum works very well.  A Cuba Libre made with the SDC Anejo is a very tasty experience.  The oak and tobacco notes shine.  You get the sweeter red wine like notes and you get a nice spicy rummy kick along the way as well.

    All in all not a bad Cuban rum and if memory serves me correctly, its a good deal better than Havana Club 7.

    3.5 stars

     

     

     

10 Comments

  1. Thank you for the informative post, as ever. I wonder if the previous bottling (cana negra rather than plantation) was the Ron Zacapa, hence Rum Master’s differing analysis? I just picked up a bottle for a Christmas tipple regardless…can’t wait to crack it open!
    Have a great one!

  2. I just received a bottle of this rum as a birthday present. As to the sweetness of it, caramel is not responsible (caramel used as coloring actually tastes bitter and only tiny amounts are needed). The ingredient responsible is “cane sugar” clearly listed as ingredient on the bottle. Which is fine, I guess, it’s a sweetened rum, and since it’s clearly labeled as such, there is no dishonesty from its producer. Points for transparency from me.

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  4. I have just tasted my first drop of the Gran Reserva Guatemalan Plantation rum and, whilst it is in no way comparable to the wondrous Ron Zacapa, I have to say it knocks Havana Club and Mount Gay in to a cocked hat. I like the previous comment regarding “Gentleman’s Rum”, albeit tongue-in-cheek, but this not a pedestrian rum to be spoiled with mixers, but one to be enjoyed for what it is.

  5. That looks like a great bottle, brandy and sherry cask use sounds amazing. I wish I could get a bottle of this in the states. This rum is 100% from the Cognac Ferrand estate which is chateau de bonbonnet. I guess by leaving out the plantation name as well as Ferrand, they could offer a better product at a cheaper price.

    Plantation has not even released Guatemalan Gran Anejo in the states. I was able to get a plantation single Cask Guatemala XO – Pineau des charentes Finish from a liquor outlet that ordered special limited release of it. Have not cracked it open yet though.

    1. Apart from the bottling strength (40%) it is EXACTLY the same as Plantation Gran Anejo (42%) and I dare anyone who can tell the difference between the two. I certainly couldn’t. Both are quite easily available in the UK. I think this rum is around £25 per bottle Plantation is around £30.

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