Long Pond Planteray Jamaica (Kentucky Cask) VRW 2017

Bold, fruity, ester-rich Jamaican rum, intriguing finish.

Fruity and ester-rich nose
Complex tropical fruit flavors
Intriguing Kentucky cask influence
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Planteray Jamaica (Kentucky Cask) VRW offers a rich Jamaican ester profile, with notes of tropical fruits and spices, but may lack smoothness for some palates.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Planteray Jamaica (Kentucky Cask) VRW is a 2017 Jamaican rum crafted by Long Pond Distillery and bottled by Maison Ferrand. Distilled from molasses and aged for 7 years, it exhibits vibrant ester aromas, with notes of pineapple and banana. The palate reveals rich mango, tropical fruit, and molasses, complemented by a peppery, clove-tinged oak finish. Users appreciate its fruity complexity and spicy undertones, but some find it lacking in smoothness and maturity. With a 51.9% ABV, this rum offers a distinctive Jamaican profile, balancing fruitiness with a hint of Kentucky cask influence. An intriguing choice for those exploring bold, ester-driven rums.

    Aroma

    Ester Banana Pineapple Tropical fruit

    Taste

    Tropical fruit Mango Ester Pineapple

    How is this rum rated?

    7.6/10 29 reviews

    Alcohol very well integrated. Beautiful fruity, dry, slightly tropical esters.

    Sehr leicht am Gaumen und schön fruchtig mit gebrannten Zucker und Honig. "Größere" Schlücke machen hier deutlich mehr Spaß, dann läuft man aber auch Gefahr des nicht ideal eingebundenen Alkohols scharf auf der Zunge zu spüren. Ich bin etwas zwiegespalten. Ein ordentlicher Rum mit vielen tropischen Fruchtaromen. Das gewisse Etwas fehlt hier für mich.

    Dieser Planteray gefällt mir schon sehr gut. Hier haben wir einen schönen Jamaikaner mit Ester und tropischen Früchten wie Ananas und Banane in der Nase. Am Gaumen auch viel Ester und diesmal für mich Mango. Danke an Banana Joe für das Sample.

    8,5:On the nose, the first impression is very pleasant and balanced with estery overripe tropical fruits like pineapple, banana and mango, some citrus.The molasses is vegetal with hay and olive. On aeration, the wood is a bit roasted, the new notes are a plum, lemon peel and flowery, as Kentucky finish brings malty feeling. 8:On the palate, the attack is spicy and fruity with overripe, for a moment even rotten, tropical fruits like mango, banana, pineapple, there are quickly some dried fruits like figs, apricots. The molasses is vegetal with the olive, hay, bitter with waxy, rubber notes, that makes the rum less round..The wood is spicy with pepper, clove, roasted with caramel, there is a pinch of a salt, malty taste from Kentucky barrel finish.After resting, an interesting Bazooka bubble-gum note arises. 7,8:The finish is long, dry, less pleasant, round with strong bitterness, tannins, some nuts, fruits balance our tasting, the rum becomes earthy.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX22022
    ABV
    51,9%
    Vintage
    2017
    Bottled
    2024
    Mark
    VRW
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    7 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Maison Ferrand • Long Pond 2017 &nbsp; 7yr &nbsp; 51,9% Planteray Jamaica (Kentucky Cask) VRW

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    About the Long Pond distillery

    The Long Pond distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond have been reviewed 5,867 times with an average of 8.5/10.

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