2016 Plantation, Single Cask, 2023 Release, Mezcal Cask, Rum, Trinidad (51.4%)
About this SPIRIT
Planteray Rum
Planteray Rum (formerly known as Plantation Rum) was founded by Alexandre Gabriel, the owner of Maison Ferrand, in the late 1990s. Gabriel’s vision was to create a line of exceptional artisanal rums sourced from various Caribbean and South American countries, including Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, and Guyana.
The brand is known for its dedication to selecting well-aged rums, often using a combination of pot still and column still distillation methods.
One of the unique aspects of Planteray Rum is the “double ageing” process. After the initial ageing in the Caribbean, the rums are transported to France and further aged in small French oak barrels. This secondary ageing imparts additional flavours and characteristics to the rums.
Planteray Rum offers a wide range of rums, each with its own unique flavour profile and characteristics. They produce vintage rums, blended rums, and special editions. Some of their popular expressions include the Planteray XO 20th Anniversary, Planteray 3 Stars, and the Planteray Pineapple Stiggins’ Fancy, which is a popular choice among cocktail enthusiasts.
When is a wine ready to drink?
We provide drinking windows for all our wines. Alongside the drinking windows there is a bottle icon and a maturity stage. Bear in mind that the best time to drink a wine does also depend on your taste.
Not ready
These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.
Ready - youthful
These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.
Ready - at best
These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.
Ready - mature
These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.
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Description
This was the second of two fabulous cask samples that I was privileged to taste earlier this summer. With the heatwave helping our offices in SW1 feel like a cool day in Trinidad, this delicious drop was refreshingly grassy and bright, with herbaceous tropical notes, a wisp of smoke, and a clean grapefruit-like finish. After five years in bourbon cask and one year in Ferrand Cognac casks, this had one final year of ageing in a Koch Mezcal cask.
Sam Phillips, Commercial Spirits Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (June 2023)
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