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Plantation St. Lucia (The Nectar) 2007
Here's the surprise: several tasters say this column-still St. Lucia doesn't taste like St. Lucia at all — more than one calls it a dead ringer for Foursquare or Venezuela. Expect dried fruit, caramel, dark chocolate and a light medicinal edge, with the 60% ABV folded in so well one member's wife didn't notice it. Rounded, a touch sweet, and a bit less wild than the distillery's pot-still bottlings.
The community says- Excellent alcohol integration
- Caramel and chocolate
- But: Atypical for St. Lucia
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How does Plantation St. Lucia (The Nectar) 2007 taste?
Aggregated from 72 community reviews.
Rounded, sweet-leaning St. Lucia that drinks like Foursquare Well-liked and easy to drink for the strength, with caramel, dried fruit and chocolate. The catch: it drinks softer and sweeter than a typical St. Lucia, and a few find it flat.
Drinkers who like rounded, cask-influenced sippers at cask strength
Anyone expecting classic funky St. Lucia character
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
92% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 72 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Avant mes retours sur le 1er festival plantation Rhum addicts de folie, je reviens un instant sur 2 rhums dégustés juste avant le départ pour se mettre dans le thème. Et voici mon ressenti de ce double embouteillage sélectionné à l’occasion du 15eme anniversaire de Nectar à : 🥇Saint Lucia 2007 - 60,2% 🥈Long Pond 1998 - 49,4% Rhum de mélasse de Saint Lucia Distillers vieilli 10 ans à Saint Lucia avant un retour en France pour 3 ans en Fût de cognac Ferrand et un Finish de 1 an en Fût 1840 Original Formula. Il a été embouteillé BDF a 60,2% Nez Super complexe sur les fruits secs et le caramel, génial! Bouche douce et épicée. Plutôt complexe avec une trame vanillée, j'aime beaucoup! Finale sur le chocolat noir et le boisé Et la bonne nouvelle c’est que j’ai encore une bouteille qui n’attend qu’à être ouverte à la cave …
Review by Hood
Battle Plantation Single Cask 2021 Saint Lucia 2010 LMDW Conquête 53,2% VS Saint Lucia 2007 The Nectar 60.2% : Le 2007 est un column still alors que le 2010 est un pot still. Une semaine de fermentation pour les deux, 156 g/HL AA d'esters pour le premier, 160 pour le second, 545 g/HL AA de composés volatiles pour le premier, 771 pour le second. Difficile de les départager tant ils sont similaires au nez et en bouche. On retrouve les mêmes marqueurs, et le column still n'a pas à démériter face au pot still. Au contraire, les 7 degrés supplémentaires rendent le 2007 un peu plus profond. Je n'élirais pas de vainqueur mais s'il fallait faire goûter l'un des deux à quelqu'un qui ne connaît pas Sainte Lucie, je choisirais le 2010, un poil plus accessible, tandis que pour quelqu'un de déjà initié, ce serait le 2007. Match serré, mais deux très bons jus dans tous les cas.
Review by cigares
Calendrier de l’Avent Rum Friendly Club, jour 5. Un nez pâtissier avec de la vanille, de la poire blette et d’autres fruits jaunes, de l’alcool et du bois de cèdre bien présents. L’entrée de bouche est alcoolisée mais aussi aromatique avec les mêmes qu’au nez. L’alcool est un peu trop marqué pour l’expression des fruits mais il donne une très belle vivacité à ce rhum. La finale est un peu courte mais s’y exprime une certaine douceur avec une petite acidité qui donne de l’équilibre à la fin.
Review by mto75
had I not just had the outstanding 2005/15 years Chairman's Master Selection (The Nectar 15th Anniv.) in the glass, the Plantation would probably have gotten a few points more. It's rounder, not as extreme. On the nose, raisins and also cognac notes from barrel aging. On the palate, caramel and chocolate. The 60% ABV of the Plantation strangely seems much more watery compared to the 64% of the Chairman's Nectar. I would not necessarily have expected that clearly 🤔.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Unusually sweet and drinkable St Lucia! Could pass blind as a Venezuela single cask. Nice notes of caramel, dark chocolate, herbs and hay, fruit bread and dried fruit and then some cappuccino, black pepper and coconut on the finish! I like it and it's easy to drink, but overall it somehow reminds me more of Foursquare or Venezuela than of St Lucia... Could totally pass for Foursquare or Venezuela blind. Still very tasty!
Review by RumTaTa
Second tasting: overall impression much weaker today (-5) Nose: Wow! Super complex! A mixture of Agricole and Guyana, great! Mouth: sweet and spicy and also super complex, I like it very much! Finish: continues with an emphasis on dark chocolate It's hard for me to capture everything this rum has to offer, but it's one of the best I've tasted so far. There is still enough in my sample for a second tasting 😁
Review by Martin Ekrt
Vůně mi k Svaté Lucii moc nesedí. Cítím sušeného ovoce, kakao, kávu, vanilku a skořici. Jen lehký závan medicíny. Tělo nijak zajímavé. V závěru lehká kombinace medicíny, ovoce, vanilky, kakaa a karamelu. Od Sv.Lucie mám vyšší očekávání.
Review by zabo
A beautiful bottling from Santa Lucia. But from memory, not the typical Chairman's profile I'm used to. I also had a little bit of Foursquare in my nose. All in all, I think this rum is very successful. In my opinion, the alcohol is well integrated and makes it a little quaffable. Thanks SaibotZtar for sharing.
Review by Basti
Die Nase erinnert stark an einen FS. Alkohol ziemlich gut integriert, dafür jedoch insgesamt trotz des relativ hohen ABV ziemlich flach und unspektakulär. Kurzer Abgang. Nach mehrfacher Verkostung bin ich nach wie vor der Meinung, dass das Profil eher Richtung Barbados (Foursquare) als St. Lucia geht. In Summe ein sehr zugänglicher Rum.
Review by Jordan Signor
Interesting that a column St. Lucia can attain such profile. If the profile is lighter on toasted notes, less hevy on wood and spices, fruits, discreet sourness, and sweet burnt sugar and molasse help with a fainting finish. Well done even though not my favourite from St. Lucia. Yet worth the try and content with my purchase.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a pretty good rum considering the price tag at release. Fruity and nice caramel on the profile well balanced with the roasted and wood notes. Oily on the palate and draws really nice curtains. In the empty glass i can pick up some chocolate and light coffee.
Review by Michael Turner
My best Chairman's so far. Very balanced between medicine, cognac barrel and maturity aromas like prune. Alcohol incredibly well integrated. Even my wife doesn't notice the 60%. Wonderful intensity and length.I should get a few bottles....
Review by martin slezák
farba mahagón Vôňa drevo korenie, slama karamel, sušené ovocie asi slivky, vanilka, technické tóny komplexný vo vôni Chuť komplexná plná, korenie, drevo, technický, mentol, neskôr sušené ovocie hrozienka, slivky Záver dlhý medicinálny, korenie, drevo, mentol
Review by Stijn Zino
S8 T3 Road Rummers Plantation tasting Nose is a bit closed, but a great mouth profile. Lot's of spice. Medium finish. Empty glas is alot of cough syrup. If the nose was stronger I would buy me a bottle, but it lacks some complexity for a higher score.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Quite tasty and easy on palate despite the abv. I enjoy the chocolate notes, on the nose dried red fruit and grapes also detectable, potentially coming from the cognac finish. Not overly complex though, but still enjoyable. Good alcohol integration.
Review by Jakob
Surprisingly sweet and not really too close to the usual St. Lucia profile. Not a bad drop, given the sweetness even very pleasing and quaffable, but for me a touch too sweet despite the round profile.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Entspricht null dem sonst gewohnten Profil von Saint Lucia sondern eher einer leicht kräuterigen Foursquare Version. Dürfte wohl daran liegen, dass es keine Pot Still Destillation ist.
Review by Oliver
Sehr untypischer St. Lucia Rum. Erinnert an einen Blend aus Venezuela, Foursquare und St. Lucia Rum - und etwas T.D.L-Minze. Hat richtig Power mit ewigen Abgang.
Review by Buddudharma
Hochwertiger Column Still Rum mit guter Alkoholintegration. Verglichen mit den Vendome- und JD-Fässern jedoch relativ austauschbar.
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Avg. community purchase price 119 €
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Details about Plantation St. Lucia (The Nectar) 2007
A rum from Saint Lucia, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 60,2%.
Community purchases
49 bottles logged by 32 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Plantation St. Lucia (The Nectar) 2007?
Community paid 75–127 €.
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