Plantation Pineapple Stiggins' Fancy Rum

파인애플 향과 맛이 진함. 그렇다고 상큼하진 않고 맛이 두텁고 텁텁함. 목 넘김이 무거운 편. 개인 취향은 아닌 걸로.

Pineapple, but not at all too sweet. Great sips.

I have mixed feelings about this. I got it because it had high ratings on here from both experts and users, but I found it doesn't really live up to the hype. It's not bad by any means and it has a certain charm but I'm finding it's not something I feel like drinking very often. Of course, it's pineapple rum, so the prominent flavor note is pineapple. It's pretty well done, overall, in that it doesn't taste syrupy sweet or artificially pineapple flavored. In fact it almost doesn't "taste like" pineapple at all, but there is a sort of aura of pineapple, especially in the aroma. That aroma is quite nice; it's sweet and enticing. The taste is also sweet, but only partly pineapple-ish; there is a more generic sweetness that is similar to cognac. (Apparently Plantation ages most of their rums in cognac casks; not sure if that's true of this one.) There's also a fairly strong alcohol burn, which frankly is stronger than I think it ought to be for something that's otherwise so mellow and mild. That burn lingers on the finish along with some of the sweetness. This might be useful in making cocktails, I suppose. And like I said, it's not bad. Whenever I pull it out and have a glass I think, "Huh, yeah, this is interesting, kind of nice, but. . ." I probably won't buy this again, not because I dislike it but because there are other rums I like better or am interested to try out.

My favourite rum to date!! Great rum!