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Fiji Rum & Co Planteray Fiji Islands (Kilchoman Cask) 2009
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Peated-whisky fans will feel at home here more than rum purists: a Fiji rum finished in Kilchoman casks, so peat, smoke and campfire run from the nose right through the dry, tannic finish. Underneath there's banana, dried fruit, allspice and burnt oak, but the Fiji ester character stays mostly buried. One taster loves it, the next finds it too smoky by half.
The community says- Big peat and smoke
- Banana and dried fruit
- But: Peat buries the rum
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How does Fiji Rum & Co Planteray Fiji Islands (Kilchoman Cask) 2009 taste?
Summarized by AI from 18 community reviews.
Heavily peated, smoke-driven, whisky-cask Fiji Divisive. The Islay-style peat and smoke dominate, often burying the Fiji rum underneath. Peat lovers rate it high; several felt the whisky cask simply took over.
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Anyone who dislikes peat and smoke
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Ranges include their upper bound: “7–8” means above 7 up to and including 8. See the full rating guide
Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
8,5:On the nose, esters and banana, green fruits, peated whisky notes like peat, smoke, camp fire, mineral, medicinal notes, herbaceous, flowery molasses, roasted wood notes like caramel, chocolate, spicy with allspice, bump into our nosetrils, quite intense. On aeration, it becomes buttery with vanilla, pastry, the wood and rubber are burnt, charred, dried fruits arise, grassy(hay), fresh molasses with tea, nicely balanced. 8,2:On the palate, the attack is strong with peated whisky finish notes like peat, smoky, salty, the wood is charred, sweet, creamy, caramelized, also toasted, spicy with allspice, rubber burnt, bacon is here, the molasses mineral, grassy with hay, flowery, herbaceous, later earthy with tobacco, vegetal, with black tea, dried fruits and banana are delicious. 7,9:The finish is medium long, intense, dry&tannic, with burnt, smoky, toasted oak notes, spicy and peated whisky finish, pairing cognac finish dried fruits, grapes and tropical fruits. Edit:8.5.26.
Review by zabo
Most helpful critical review
So this Planteray collection wasn't that good at all. I've now tried all the samples, but honestly, there wasn't a single one I'd personally need or recommend. Despite the dilution, they all feel watered down and still mostly alcoholic, with this artificial sweetness.
Review by Timo Groeger
Geil, ein peated Fiji, ich mag diese peated Rums ja irgendwie mittlerweile doch sehr. Nase und Gaumen natürlich sehr torfig, aber auch sehr rauchig, Whisky und Fass lassen sich aber auch durchaus erkennen.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Maison Ferrand tries to combine rum and peated whisky, which is not easy, and you can feel it right from the first moments of the nose which is very peaty. It's smoky, woody, powerful, and certainly not helped by the esters and medicinal facet of the Fijian rums, whose profile is quite hidden here. Either you like it or you hate it. The attack on the palate is lively, you feel all the power of the whisky with the peat and smoky notes that numb the palate. Apart from some spices and dried fruits, the rum is absent from the equation. The 4 years of aging have taken their toll on the rum, completely supplanted, whereas a slight finish would have been more than enough with the Kilchoman, known as a powerful whisky. The alcohol is quite lively, especially with the whisky part, which will put off more than one. The finish is very persistent, still intensely peaty, very dry and almost suffocating. Some woody and burnt notes are also felt. A difficult profile to approach if you don't like whisky, the rum is unfortunately unrecognizable and the whole lacks integration and coherence.
Review by ThreeH
Diesen Rum zusammen mit zwei weiteren aus der Planteray-Reihe verkostet. Einem Barbados mit Apricot-finish und einem anderen Fiji mit Pauillac-finish. Dieser Rum hat der längeren Fassreifung geschuldet eine etwas dunklere Farbe. In der Nase und am Gaumen dann sehr dominant der Torf-Charakter aus dem Whisky-Fass-finish. Eigentlich schmeckt diese Abfüllung wie ein peated Whisky und nicht wie ein Rum. Es kommt etwas Süsse hinzu und im Abgang dann auch ein paar Rum-assoziierte Aromen. Neutral gesehen schmeckt das sogar, aber eben deutlich mehr wie ein Whisky. Daher bei mir Platz 3 in diesem Vergleich. Aber mancher Fan der anderen Spirits-Welt ist sicherlich deutlich positiver gestimmt.
Review by Johannes
The whisky finish dominates and overpowers everything. The base spirit is no longer recognizable. Unfortunately, not my thing.
Review by Jakob
Ex-whiskey cask finishes in rum are always a tricky affair – they usually shape the overall gustatory picture very comprehensively. Here too, the peaty-smoky aroma is omnipresent and accompanies the tasting experience from the nose all the way to the finish. Not unpleasant, but once again only really for fans of peat and smoke, although the overall profile still manages to offer some sweetness and fruity notes.
Review by Michael Janek
19.11.2025 Casa Havana Praha ve vůni nakouřený kanagom v chuti je mírně nasladly a hodně nakouřený
Review by Pavel Spacek
Peated ... peated ...
Review by J. Fundin
Rökig, tobak, en del vanilj. På tok för rökig för min smak. Vill jag dricka något rökigt föredrar jag en rökig whisky framför en rökig rom. Lite som att tugga på en fuktig skosula.
Review by Raphaël Eloy
I'm not a fan of aging in whisky barrels.
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4 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
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25% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for Fiji Rum & Co Planteray Fiji Islands (Kilchoman Cask) 2009?
Avg. community purchase price 71 €.
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Details about Fiji Rum & Co Planteray Fiji Islands (Kilchoman Cask) 2009
A rum from Fiji, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 55.2%.
About the Fiji Rum & Co distillery
The Fiji Rum & Co distillery is located in Fiji. Rums from Fiji Rum & Co have been reviewed 545 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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