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Plantation Black Cask (Barbados & Venezuela) 2023
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Toasted, burnt-sugar aromas hit first, with ripe banana, coconut and a little buttery funk behind them. On the palate it's soft, vanilla-and-caramel sweet, with the charred black cask coming through peppery. Most tasters land on the same note: nicely priced and easy, but the added sugar flattens it. A couple caught brief high-ester hints; several just called it too sweet.
The community says- Toasty banana nose
- Easy to drink
- Keep in mind: Added sugar
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How does Plantation Black Cask (Barbados & Venezuela) 2023 taste?
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Soft, toasty, sweet everyday sipper Well-liked as an easy, cheap sipper with toasty banana-vanilla notes, but the recurring complaint is real: the added sugar buries the flavor and thins out the finish.
People who like soft, sweet, easy-drinking rums
Anyone avoiding added sugar or wanting dry, woody depth
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertSipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Yes, if you're after sweet, dessert-like rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
51 community reviews
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Review by TheRhumhoe
Plantation here delivers a simple, sweet and sugary experience, characterized on the nose by a strong concentration of burnt and charred notes, which are found in the woodiness (oak), sugar and spices (licorice). There are also banana and coconut aromas on a slightly medicinal background. A very gourmet profile. The palate is no exception, with its syrupy sweetness, mild spices (vanilla, cinnamon) and charred notes. You can feel that the cask has been worked to the extreme. It's not unpleasant, but rather primary and lacking in apparent depth. The alcohol is well integrated, attenuated by the sugar. The finish leaves little room for doubt as to the profile, which remains in the same vein as previously described: sweet, gently spicy and loaded with smokiness, there's that little hint of custard that lingers on the palate. An approachable rum for those new to rum.
Review by Timo Groeger
The next Plantation. I find this one a little sweeter than the previous ones, so it doesn't get a very good rating. But the sweetness is still within limits. You can't go too far wrong with it either.
Review by Anthony
Very good rum! Easy to drink and affordable, I recommend it!
Review by Mabata
Sweet and vanilla-flavored rum but not too sweet. Surely it pleases most people but nothing exceptional. Overall still quite pleasant.
Review by ReformedPiper
The first thing I notice in the nose is the toasty, baked goods smell. It is not as strong in the tasting, but is a wonderful smell.
Review by Pavel Spacek
If you want to make better poor rum, add molases!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Strangely enough, slight tendencies towards some high ester rums a la Hampden hgml or lrok on the nose... The taste is then clearly too sweet with an overall interesting note of tonka bean and creme brulee and various fruits, but overall definitely much too sweet and too insignificant to stand out from the crowd...
Review by hubo
First of all, the excellent price/performance ratio must be noted. As with the recently tasted 2024 edition, there are again distinct vanilla and coconut notes in smell and taste, with the coconut note somewhat weaker, which I personally like better. Very soft and velvety.
Review by Michael Schou
29-03-2025 To much burned wood in the nose. Decent taste
Review by Miňo
Interesting taste, I was expecting different and taste different,but quite fine. The sweetness and also the plum, hmmmm...fine...I'm slightly taken aback by the taste,but fine, thumbs up, Plantation did not disappoint commercially.
Review by Blockzeitwilli
Smell: Interesting ester notes with fruits. I really like it. On the palate also spices like tonka bean. Roasted aromas. In the end, the added sugar wasn't needed and prevented a higher rating. Still, I like it. From my point of view, very good value for money for what it offers.
Review by Denys Kovalskyi
Ripe banana and dried fruits in aroma. Round and not overly sweet in taste. Notes of dried fruits continue in taste. Also floral notes in taste. Finish is dry and quite short. Woody notes last from taste to aftertaste
Review by Kari Kovalainen
The nose wonderfully buttery and a bit funky. It is a let down on the palette. It is quite sweet and the sweetness covers almost all of the flavour.
Review by Robin Tissen
Very complex and smooth for its price. On the palate, it reminds me a little of Christmas flavors. I really like the mixture of vanilla and plum. On the finish, you notice some smoke from the toasted barrels, but it could be a little longer. In general, the rum was too sweet. The added sugar could have been saved so that the palate notes are more present.
Review by Stacy
Nice, a sipper for sure Light and fruity with a mild profile
Review by Michael Schillheim
Every year again..... What still worked well for me with the Cuban, doesn't seem fitting with the blend with the Venezuelan rum. On the nose, I already noticed something that subtly bothered me. On the palate, then the confirmation and sobering up. Alcoholic, boring, and way too sweet. Including an off-note that I can't identify. Unfortunately, I didn't buy a whole bottle because I really liked the predecessor with its price-performance ratio. Conclusion: A rum for the cola.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Fruity banana and surprisingly funky on the nose, but already there enormously sweet, caramelly, buttery and 'full'. Then relatively thin on the palate. The black cask comes through very strong and peppery, which is in stark contrast to the far too high sugar content. The finish is almost sharp and toasty. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me at all. My personal lowlight of the series so far.
Review by R Wehner
The combination of Barbados and Venezuela sounds totally exciting and could have been really good... in my opinion, the 20 grams of sugar ruin everything here. No real woody spice, but no sloppy sweet rum either. Too bad, not a success.
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Plantation Black Cask (Barbados & Venezuela) 2023 at live auctions
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67 bottles logged by 62 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
17% opened, 5 emptied.
What does Plantation Black Cask (Barbados & Venezuela) 2023 cost?
Community paid 22–35 €.
Current best price: 48.27 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 32 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
67 purchased · 54 tasted · 13 wishlist · as of
Details about Plantation Black Cask (Barbados & Venezuela) 2023
A rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 40%.
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