Planteray (nee Plantation) lately dropped two new rum merchandise, each readily obtainable, in contrast to a few of its luxe restricted version releases. The primary is a brand new blended product designed to be an entry-level providing with a strong stage of pedigree. The opposite is (to my information) Planteray’s first coconut flavored product.
Let’s dig into each.
Planteray Sealander Rum Assessment
A mix of pot and column nonetheless rum from Barbados, Mauritius, and Fiji — rums from islands on three completely different oceans — dosed with sugar to a wholesome 20 grams per liter, “permitting you to journey the world in a single sip.” The rums within the mix are aged as much as 8 years, relying on the supply.
Large and fruit-forward on the nostril, with daring notes of brown banana, toasted coconut, and baked apples, all swirled with caramel and vanilla. If you happen to’re on the lookout for a greater “biggest hits” of the rum world, you aren’t prone to discover one — and that’s clearly by design.
The fruit continues into the expressive and wealthy palate, although at the usual 40% abv, it hardly raises any skirts or eyebrows. Reasonably, the one-two punch of banana and coconut continues unmolested right here, constructing atop a fairly creamy physique that’s laden with vanilla, evoking a decadent cream pie. Sure, it’s candy, however not overwhelming, although the dosage might maybe have been dialed again a bit to create a punchier expertise.
The chewy banana turns into taffy-like on the end, the place, in the end, notes of baking spice, extra coconut, and a obscure word of sweetened espresso take maintain. Versatile stuff, however 100% constructed for mixing.
80 proof.
B+ / $44
Planteray Lower & Dry Coconut Rum Assessment
Everybody wants a very good coconut-flavored rum of their cocktail repertoire, and Malibu shouldn’t be actually the reply. Lower & Dry is a 100% Barbadian rum from Stade’s West Indies Rum Distillery, infused with regionally sourced coconut. Planteray says it takes one coconut per liter of completed product to taste Lower & Dry.
The nostril of Lower & Dry is thick not with candy, baking coconut flakes however with well-toasted coconut notes — you possibly can actually scent the burnt, crispy edges that give coconut that trace of vanilla and caramel, somewhat than a one-note suntan lotion expertise. The underlying rum is frivolously seen, including a layer of fruity apple and a few banana, however each are delicate.
On the palate, the script flips a bit. Whereas it’s nonetheless heavy with that toasted coconut character, the rum can be sweeter than initially thought, layered with a powerful vein of milk chocolate, creamy vanilla, and a word of candied maraschino cherry. The sweetness builds on the palate, outpacing expectations, resulting in a end that’s overwhelmingly tropical, with not simply a great deal of coconut but additionally a lot of overripe banana to again it up. The conclusion may be very prolonged with solely hints of the underlying rum — although at 40% abv, you definitely comprehend it’s there.
80 proof.
B+ / $38
Planteray Sealander Rum
USD44
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