Plantation Grande Reserve (75cl, 40%)

A double-aged Barbados rum produced by Maison Ferrand. It is distilled from molasses using pot still and column still rums, fermented for 3 to 4 days, then matured for five years in ex-bourbon casks in Barbados before a second maturation in small cognac casks at Château de Bonbonnet in France. The nose shows toasted coconut, oaky vanilla, brown sugar, molasses, ripe tropical fruit, marzipan and honey. The palate is honeyed, with creamy caramel, dark chocolate, black pepper, lemon and orange peel. The finish is long and bittersweet, with woody tannins, dark chocolate, toasted oak and dried fruit.