Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Rum

Nose: christmas spices, cinnamon dominant, caramel Palate: cinnamon! Caramel, milk chocolate, like "dobos" cake , candied sour cherry. Finish: oak spices, caramel. Long and spicy, but not too pungent.

Light yet somehow also rich. Butterscotch and chocolate right away, followed by orange and lemon rind, raw coconut and soft vanilla.

For me, the vanilla and baking spice notes are a little overpowering and reduce the overall complexity of the rum, and it’s a bit too sweet but not obnoxiously so. Probably would benefit from a slightly higher proof. It’s a notch below the other great sippers in this price range like Zacapa 23 and Santa Teresa 1796 in my eyes. Still very good though.

Honey, banana, toasted coconut, chocolate