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West Indies Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary
"A gateway rum" is how members keep describing it, and that's the whole story. Coconut leads — some call it a coconut bomb — backed by vanilla, caramel and ripe banana, all softened by an obvious dose of sugar. It goes down easy at 40%, more round than complex. Newcomers adore it; drinkers who've moved on find it sweet and one-note, but almost nobody dislikes the glass.
The community says- Big coconut nose
- Very smooth
- But: Added sugar
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Sweet, coconut-heavy gateway rum The go-to first bottle for most members here — smooth, sweet and hard to fault. The common caveat: once your palate develops, the sugar and short finish start to show.
beginners and fans of sweet, coconut-forward rum
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 64% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 4% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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50% rate it 8 or higher. 18 selected write-ups from 2,655 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Apollo
Very smooth and delicate, tropical fruits, a hint of cinnamon and some caramelized sugar. The only thing i would wish for is a longer aftertaste, other than that it is a really good rum.
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Most helpful positive review
Eigentlich ganz lecker. Alkohol gut eingebunden. Genau mein Geschmack
Review by Michael Schillheim
Most helpful critical review
After a long time again an entry-level classic in the glass. As a starter, I found in very good and extremely pleasing. The sugar ironed everything smooth at the time. Meanwhile, it is less sweet. Instead, an unpleasant alcoholic note. Unspectacular on the nose, unspectacular on the palate, short finish. Still a spectacular bottle. Conclusion, poorly integrated alcohol, very thin and short-lived flavors. Nevertheless, I would still recommend it to any beginner.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Delicious and a lot of tropical fruit. Vanilla is coming through in this one and it sticks for a while. A super rum to sit and sip with your friends. A very good beginners rum in my mind,
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall a too sweet and a too dominant coconut aroma and taste in my opinion. Kept it in my Rum bar just because my wife liked it, but nowadays she has left the over sweetened rums for more pure rum just like me.
Review by Eugene227
Ein süßer weicher Rum, bei dem Kokos in der Nase sowie im Geschmack besonders hervorsticht. Holz beziehungsweise Fasseinfluss ist kaum wahrnehmbar und somit nicht für Leute geeignet, die darauf ihre Präferenzen legen. Das Produkt eignet sich allerdings hervorragend als Einsteigerrum, Cocktail-Grundlage und für alle, die gesüßte Spirituosen mögen.
Review by cigares
Un bon rhum pour le prix. Mais pour mon goût, trop de sucre ajouté pour sentir clairement les différentes saveurs. Tout en rondeur. Mais les arômes sont comme masqués. Un rhum de débutant ou pour s’initier.
Review by Steve the Barman
All my Tastings and Scores are purely based on “Rums under £50”. I rarely look at Rums over £50 for my YouTube.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
I expected more. In the end, an average rum.
Review by Kelvin Peeters
Very nice rum, first plantation rum i have tasted en really trilled about it. Sweet en long tasting with notes of pineapple and coconut. Really tropical but still very complex
Review by LukaŽiga
7,8:On the nose, it's the toasted (or even fried) coconut that immediately comes to the fore, and is increasingly present! Vanilla, baking spices and orange add to this rum's gourmet character. 8:On the palate, it's also greedy and soft (without being too sweet). It's the vanilla that takes center stage here, relegating the coconut to second place. The texture of this rum is also gourmand. 7,8:The finish is dominated by coconut, and not just a little. There's also the sensation of something fatty and unctuous, some drieness....
Review by Werner10
A great rum for what it costs. I love the finish, a bit sweet, chocolate, vanille and some roasted flavors.
Review by Tim
This rum always goes... a sweetened classic for beginners. On the nose a lot of caramel, cream toffee and coconut with banana. In addition, but also wood and glue, which, however, quickly evaporates. In the mouth pleasantly mild with subtle sweetness. Again tropical fruits, caramel and sugar. Certainly a good entry-level rum, if not one of the better ones, since it is still okay in terms of price and dosage. However, there are already good unsweetened rums for the price.
Review by Patrik Onderka
This was one my first rum tastings ever. I even started to collect Plantation extreme and one-time vintage editions. Still a great starter and affordable rum for beginners. Even the bottle looks stylish. Fun fact: it’s the very first rum in the RumX DB (RX1) :-). Is it a coincidence? I don’t think so. Cheers
Review by RUMpelstilzchen
A good rum for beginners. Smells really delicious, tastes very sweet, only brings a little flavor variety, as the sugar overlays a lot. But the sugar makes the rum very round. Despite or because of the sweetness, it often ends up in my glass. But too sweet for professionals.
Review by Galli33
Very lovely sweet(ened) rum! Pleasant to drink with a great range of smells and tastes of the Caribic. Big minus for the added sugar… Great rum for beginners!
Review by Martin Ekrt
Hodně decentní až nevýrazná vůně. Strašně dlouho jsem XO neměl, že jsem zapomněl jak vlastně chutná. Rozhodně bych čekal více sladkosti, takže za mě milé překvapení. Moc příjemný rum pro začátečníky nebo nenáročné popíjení. Šíleně velký špunt😀
Review by Manco
Very good finish, coconut, vanilla that leaves a very good taste in the mouth, really makes you want to return
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Auction results 33 € – 57 €
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Details about West Indies Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 40%.
Community purchases
4,683 bottles logged by 4,081 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
35% opened, 678 emptied and repurchased.
What does West Indies Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary cost?
Community paid 35–61 €.
Current best price: 39.80 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+107 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
4,683 purchased · 2,878 tasted · 1,726 wishlist · as of
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