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Plantation Original Dark
What surprises people is how much nose this gives for the money: banana, honey, ripe fruit and a little estery funk, backed by caramel, vanilla and roasted oak. On the palate it turns sweet and rounder, and the alcohol pushes past the fruit a bit. Most tasters reach for it as a mixer, though a few happily sip it. Reads clearly sweetened.
The community says- Great value
- Honey-banana nose
- But: Contains added sugar
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How does Plantation Original Dark taste?
Aggregated from 373 community reviews.
Sweet, easy banana-honey mixing rum Well-liked as a cheap, versatile mixer with a genuinely nice honey-and-banana nose. Sweetness and a slightly hot, thin palate divide people; sippers are split, cola drinkers aren't.
People who want a cheap, sweet, dependable rum for cola and cocktails
Anyone avoiding added sugar or wanting a dry, bold neat sipper
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What does the community say?
75% rate it between 6 and 8. 17 selected write-ups from 373 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose is full of honey and raisin with estery funk in the background. A little orange lingers in the background with a touch of tobacco. It's definitely on the sweet side. The palate is a lot less funky than the nose, less fruit forward too. There's some oaky notes and the tobacco and honey from the nose are present. I picked up a subtle pineapple hint in the background. The finish is a little hot compared to the palate. The honey still lingers but now it has been smoked. Though, it only stays for a short while. Overall this rum is a steal for the price. I know it's not fancy but it's something I can sip for days. Doesn't work for me in mixed drinks though, odd.
Review by Sven Van Walle
Most helpful positive review
Very good as a mixer goin from you basic rum cola, dark & stormy to some much more complex cocktails. The tabacco and smoked from the bourbon barrels give this rum a very unique caracter. A bar keeper - keeping it in stock all the time
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful critical review
Overall an OK rum that probably serves well in drinks like Dark’N’Stormy. Had a glass of this rum after a better dinner at Såstaholms Castle. There’s several different Plantation Original Dark with different origins. I’ve seen at least 3, Trinidad, Trinidad & Jamaica and Barbados & Jamaica. This one, Barbados & Jamaica, contains 1-3 year old Barbados rum and 10-15 year old Jamaica rum. The distillate is aged in charred American oak barrels before transported to France for some more aging, this time in former Cognac oak barrels.
Review by Gregor
Exciting rum. Aroma of honey and fruit. Taste of caramel and dried fruit. The taste is intense and slightly roasted dark tones. Price-performance ratio is definitely right. There are plenty of better ones. But for this price also a lot worse
Review by DomM
Looking at the Planteray Jamaica & Barbados version at 40%. All in all I’m positively surprised by the quality of this one. The blend is executed well with both origins recognizeable and contribution to the overall profile. Intensity is pretty good for 40 % ABV and there is no overwhelming caramel note (which I associate with older bottlings of this).
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
06.2024 Erster Endruck: aromatisch und fruchtig, schön klar honigfarben, einladend Nase: Banane, Ananas, Honig Gaumen: der Alkohol drängt sich jetzt vor die Früchte, gefolgt von ein bißchen Holz, Kaffee und Röstaromen Abgang: auch hier dominiert der Alkohol, wenn auch auf einem niedrigen Level Gesamteindruck: die Nase gefällt mir besser als der Geschmack. Ich verwende ihn am liebsten in heißem Kakao. Es bleibt bei der ursprüngliche Bewertung von 7,0 2020 Pur ganz ordentlich aber nicht besonders beeindruckend. Kräftiger Mixer. Ich habe ihn als richtig gute Ergänzung für heißen Kakao entdeckt.
Review by Tim
A sweetened blend with a round appearance, definitely with Jamaica content. Lots of fruit with honey and some smoky wood. In the mouth dominantly sweet and round, at the same time woody spicy with spicy tobacco. Almost complex! Well, but the finish is the weakest, as it somehow tastes artificially like caramelized strawberry or banana. Nevertheless, for the price actually quite a good entry-level rum.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#6348 Enjoying a few samples while watching the Eco-Challenge Fiji, man those racers are tough. If you look at the price tag you get a lot for your money. Mixes very well with a cola too. A light and sweet rum with fruts, spice and some caramel in the roasted wood.
Review by Blaidor
Smell 7/10 Taste 7/10 Aftertaste 7,5/10 Image 7,5/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 7/10 ------------------ BTL Added sugar (estimated 18-20 g/l) 👎👎 BTL II Price 👍👍 BTL III Biggest surprise among the cheap sweetened rums 👍
Review by w00tAN
Bought in duty free as a mixer and sipper. Good PLV and something different from Havana.
Review by Daniel
It knows how to beguile immediately with its sweet, fruity nature on the nose. Quickly captivated, fruit and wood notes are found in the beginning, which quickly give way to the predominant honey flavor. In the finish even slightly smoky is reminiscent of a weak Jamaican. Price / performance hit for beginners and cocktail fans.very pleasing Sipper.
Review by Korkennase🥃
Die beiden Rums ergänzen sich sehr gut. Dieser Rum ist dadurch sehr komplex. Rums aus Jamaika sind nicht gerade meine Favoriten aber hier passt das sehr gut zusammen. Die Nase ist sehr fruchtig, typisch Jamaika, mit der Süße aus Barbados. Der Geschmack besticht aus Fruchtigkeit und Süße mit einer guten Balance. Der Abgang ist Mittel und wird von Klebstoff, Alkohol und Süße begleitet. Der Rum macht sich gut mit Cola, kann aber auch pur genossen werden, auch als Grog gut denkbar... werde ich auf jeden Fall ausprobieren. Wem Rums aus Jamaika ebenfalls nicht so liegen, sollte es mal mit diesem Blender versuchen.
Review by Rumbaer
Auch ein guter Mixer und treuer Standardbegleiter in meiner Bar für Cocktails und Tikis aber auch gern gesehen im Cuba Libre als die wesentlich bessere Version zum Captain, Havanna und Co. Das PLV ist einfach gut und er bietet dafür eine tolle Aromatik.
Review by HenryL
Pure not bad but a bit too boring and watery. Smell somewhat alcoholic but "better"/more exciting than the taste. Very short finish.Was often recommended to mix with cola, but for me much too sweet and "dark", the fresh is missing.As part of a Mai Tai but very tasty!
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
A classic Plantation which I have actually never drunk before. It's definitely good to drink, but there are much better Plantations. Tastes very herbal to me, a few Jägermeister notes. It's alright.
Review by SzczepanXO
Very good to drink in cuba libre! But proportions i change: 1/8 juicy of lime 50ml/1.7oz this rum 120ml/4oz cola (i preffer cola zero or pepsi max)
Review by Rumpalumpa
Great rum that is available for shockingly little money. Quite drinkable on its own, the Jamaican component stands out pleasantly. Great for mixing, of course, but it goes a little under in more intense drinks. Personally, I therefore find it rather unsuitable for a Dark'n'Stormy.
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Read full review →This hasn't impressed me at all and there is no way I would choose this over just about anything else I could find even on Supermarket shelves. I know they have re-blended this (so maybe I do have a point) so I'll have to try the newer bottling. By Plantation's...
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Details about Plantation Original Dark
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 40%.
Community purchases
906 bottles logged by 753 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
30% opened, 116 emptied and repurchased.
What does Plantation Original Dark cost?
Community paid 12–30 €.
Current best price: 16.22 € – within the typical community range.
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+59 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
906 purchased · 405 tasted · 160 wishlist · as of
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