Planteray Original Dark Rum (75cl, 40%)

A dark rum from Planteray, formerly Plantation Rum, bottled at 40% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. The blend combines young Barbados rum, aged 1 to 3 years from column and pot stills, with high-ester Jamaican pot-still rum aged 10 to 15 years from Long Pond, married in Limousin oak Cognac barrels in France. Barbados brings richness and balance, while Jamaica brings structure and funk, harmonised in French oak. It is suited to cocktails such as Mai Tais, Daiquiris, Jungle Birds and Dark & Stormies, and can also be enjoyed neat or over ice. Nose: black peppercorn, clove, cinnamon, baked cherry, prune and molasses. Palate: fruity entry with white raisins, dried pineapple and banana, turning spicy and minerally midpalate. Finish: cinnamon, clove and tropical fruit warmth.