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Alexandre Gabriel, the master mind behind Pierre Ferrand cognacs, Dry Curaçao and Plantation Rums has just launched a new rum called Plantation Original Dark. His goal was to make a rum like they used to be made, which means full of flavors. It’s rich and aromatic with lots of caramel, toffee and spice notes.
Try the rum in this recipe for Planters Punch.
New To The Market | Plantation Original Dark Rum
November 15, 2013
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Planters Punch
Recipe courtesy of Plantation Rum
Serves 1
Glass: Highball Glass
Ice: Cubes
Garnish: Orange Slice, Lime Slice, Cherry
Ingredients
- 6/10 Plantation Original Dark
- 3/10 Lime Juice
- 1/10 Grenadine Syrup [Try Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. Grenadine Syrup]
- Splash Soda Water
Directions
1) Combine Plantation Original Dark Rum, lime juice, grenadine syrup, and ice in a shaker.
2) Shake vigorously.
3) Serve in highball glass and add soda water.
4) Garnish with slices of orange and lime, and a cherry.
More Cocktail Recipes
Alexandre Gabriel, the master mind behind Pierre Ferrand cognacs, Dry Curaçao and Plantation Rums has just launched a new rum called Plantation Original Dark, available in two strengths.
Taste
It’s a dark rum, so you expect some of the classic notes of caramel and spice. This delivers on that with lots of rich toffee, banana and baking spice notes.
Cocktails + Tips
The richness of the rum is ideal ingredient in classic rum cocktails, such as the Mai Tai, Daiquiri and Punches. [Try the Planters Punch recipe below.] For a twist, follow Brother Cleve’s lead in his Le Mai Tai recipe and blend the Plantation Dark Rum with a Rhum Agricole from Martinique for a grassier, funkier note.
Double-AGING
The dark rum follows the double maturation model of his other rums. This means it’s first aged for 3 to 5 years in heavily charred American Oak barrels in the Caribbean (in this case Trinidad and Tobago) and selected barrels are shipped to Cognac, France, blended and then further aged for 10 to 12 months in medium-toasted Cognac Ferrand French oak barrels.
Elevage
The rums are hand-picked and blended according to the ancestral elevage used at Cognac Ferrand. It’s actually how rum was originally blended in the 18th and 19th centuries. The elevage technique means that the rum is not just put in barrel and left to age, but it’s sampled every few months and evaluated. Based on its progress or lack thereof, the barrel may be moved to a different location in the cellar for more or less humidity, or the rum may even be re-casked.
The OverProof Option
Those that love tiki drinks will appreciate the overproof bottling that’s available at 73% ABV / 146-proof. This version is not double-aged in cognac casks like its lower strength sibling and it’s an ideal dark rum for classic tiki punches.
Buy
Retailing for ~ $18, it’s one of the best bang for your bucks in rum. Buy here. The overproof option runs a little steeper at ~$30.
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