Plantation O.F.T.D. Overproof

Plantation O.F.T.D. is an overproof blend assembled by Maison Ferrand from molasses rum across Barbados, Guyana and Jamaica, a multi-island recipe designed in the rich, full-bodied Navy idiom. The blend marries pot and column distillate, the Guyanese component bringing dark molasses depth and the Jamaican lending a touch of ester funk, all carried at a forceful 69%.

Unlike much of the Ferrand range this expression is unsweetened, which suits its purpose as a powerful cocktail and tiki workhorse rather than a soft sipper. Expect roasted wood, dark chocolate, vanilla and raisined fruit over a wave of heat, with warmth and cocoa lingering on the finish. Neat it is rough by design, all intensity and proof; in a Mai Tai, grog or punch it delivers huge flavour and backbone that lighter rums cannot. For a bold, high-strength blending rum that holds its character through ice and citrus, this is a reference bottle, and notably good value for the firepower it carries.