Plantation Extreme No. 5 1986
Rockley-style hunters and people who chase old, dry Barbados rum are the audience here. From the 1986 vintage at 55.1%, it leans woody and smoky with mango, black tea and a honey note several tasters call unusually harmonious. Give it 30 minutes to open. A few feel the wood and smoke crowd out the fruit, and it fades faster than the best 86ers.
- Harmonious honey
- Tropical fruit depth
- Long complex finish
+10
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How does Plantation Extreme No. 5 1986 taste?
Aggregated from 27 community reviews.
Old, woody Rockley with smoked honey and mango Loved by Rockley fans for its tea, mango and smoked-honey profile, though several reviewers rank it just behind the top 1986 bottlings — a touch too much wood and a quick fade.
Rockley-style fans and lovers of old, dry Barbados rum
People who want bright, fruit-forward easy sippers
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19 of 27 left detailed tasting impressions
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7% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Johannes
Compared to the RA, SS and Nobilis, the Plantation is a bit different - probably due to the cognac finish. Nevertheless, it has the typical, fantastic Rockley DNA. Alcohol is very well integrated with a long complex finish.
Review by mto75
glad to have tasted this 🦄. From memory, I would say the RA 1986 WIRD was even more on honey and smoky notes. The Plantation has a broader fruit palette to offer, with mango, papaya and green tea. Distilled exclusively on the Gregg farm, it is idle to argue whether this makes it a 'real' Rockley....
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
According to Alexandre Gabriel, the 1986 definitely does not come from the same still as the 2000 Vulcan Still Rum. Nevertheless, it combines a this herbal component, which is otherwise so rare in Barbados rum. It's my first 1986 Rockley Style, but I can already see why the profile has its fans. In fact, I've never detected such harmonious honey in a rum. Behind the honey there is vanilla and saffron, a hint of tea and lush tropical fruit. In the mouth there is honey again, surprisingly intense esters that bring a lot of tart tropical fruit. A herbaceousness with tobacco, saffron and tea lingers here as well.The finish is much longer and more intense than the 2000The 2000 more exciting, but the 1986 more complete
Review by RumTaTa
The experience on the palate is wonderful. Like a surf wave that first rolls back to be all the more powerful with the next wave. It really does take 2-3 seconds as if the flavors need to gather but then there's no stopping it and the rum is there with all its presence! The finish is medium long and the great flavors fade out relatively quickly.Many thanks to the Rum Depot and Dirk Becker for this unique opportunity and the decision to sampled the only bottle!
Review by Christoph
Amazingly fruity nose for such old rum, the damp forest floor blends into a tea plantation. Mango and cigar cavort in the mouth. Then comes a honeyed bread with an indescribably velvety finish.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Cracking on with the next 3 of my present. I had to rest this rum for 30 minutes before it really opened up and the ABV subsided. Fruity with roasted wood and intense on the palate. The oily feel on the palate can also be seen as nice long lasting curtains in the glass.
Review by Jakob
Rockley, yes - that alone speaks not only for an exceptional flavor spectrum, but also for fundamental quality. However, the present bottling remains clearly behind the very great representatives from the legendary 86th vintage, because here, unfortunately, the last balance is missing. A bit too much smoke and wood influence, which is at the expense of the fresh fruit. The bar is of course high, but for me personally far behind the top 3 from 1986 of Duncan Taylor, Silver Seal and Rum Artesanal.
Review by Jarek
Unfortunately, I can't make a comparison with the other 1986 bottlings. But I like the profile very much.
Review by Thunderbird
This rum is already very special! An interplay of flavors, I had so, for a long time no longer in the glass! I like but quite good! Positive I found especially that at this age the barrel impact is very low! The opinion of Lukas I can only join .
Details about Plantation Extreme No. 5 1986
A rum from Barbados, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 55,1%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 9 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Plantation Extreme No. 5 1986?
Community paid 724–1,718 €.
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About the West Indies distillery
The West Indies distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from West Indies have been reviewed 7,346 times with an average of 7.6/10.
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