$67
A four year old Guatemalan from Maison Ferrand under the Plantation banner, distilled on a column still in 2018 and finished in red Pineau des Charentes wine casks, bottled at 43%.
Description
Maison Ferrand bottles this Guatemalan under its Plantation label, a 2018 distillation aged four years and finished in red Pineau des Charentes casks, the fortified Charentais wine that pairs naturally with the house's cognac heritage. It is a molasses ron in the Spanish style, bottled at 43%.
Plantation rums are double aged and openly use dosage, so this reads as a soft, rounded pour rather than a dry one. The Pineau finish typically lends red berry, grape and a jammy sweetness over the vanilla and caramel of a young Guatemalan base. The result should be a sweet, fruit forward sipper, easy and dessert leaning in character, honest about its sugar rather than passing it off as oak.
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