Plantation Trinidad 2008

Plantation Rum is a multi-award-winning rum born in Caribbean, developed by the Cognac producer Maison Ferrand. After purchasing and rejuvenating the latter in 1989, Alexandre Gabriel travelled in the Caribbean during the following decade seeking out the best rums of the region and forging close relationships with the distilleries. Gabriel and his team used their experience in Cognac to inform their methods of maturing rum. They employ a double aging method that harks back to the Caribbean rums brought back to France by ship in the 17th to 19th centuries. The rums all age in Bourbon barrels in the Caribbean for the first few years, and are then transported to Château de Bonbonnet in the Charentes. Here they finish aging in cooler temperatures in French oak.

Distilled in 2008 in Trinidad, this Plantation rum underwent both tropical and continental maturation, having been matured in ex-bourbon casks in Trinidad and finished in France in Ferrand Cognac casks.

Nose is fresh and fragrant, it starts with fruity, flowery and grassy notes on citrus, honey, broom, hop and black currant bud. It then evolves on spicy and woody notes of vanilla, pepper, curry, box tree and nuts. Sweet and delicate taste of banana, passion fruit and gooseberry jam with green apple and green pepper.