Plantation Barbados Grande Reserve

Rond sans être trop sucré, un bon rhum de Plantation

Nose: Christmas spices (nutmeg, cloves, cumin, aged caramel, cinnamon, cedar wood), molasses (think bbq baked beans), apple pie, cola/slight nuttiness, hint of spearmint, dried fruits (raisins/sultanas, dates, prunes), hint of savoury/rubbery smoke, hint of bittersweet oak, sweet wood spice, candied fruit (pineapple & mango), fresh fruit (red ripe plums, banana), stewed mixed apples, salty peanut butter/sea brine, little bit of wine/sherry notes, hint of vanilla Palate: Sweet cinnamon spice, caramel, sweet wood spice, slight nuttiness, some hints of rich wine, hint of toffee and medium roast coffee, hint of candied lemon peel/orange peel, hint of sweet mixed darkness chocolate, slight brine, perfumed floral wood sweetness, sweet green paprika Finish: Bananas and pineapple, sultana raisins, fresh oak sweetness, molasses, light hints of cloves and nutmeg, candied orange peel and lemon peel, light hint of medium darkness milk chocolate, papaya, hearty savoury oak

Very sweet with aromas flying all over the place, and the same heavy molasses are unmistakable on the nose too. Quite OK sipping.