Plantation Rum has unveiled Excessive Assortment No. 5, a trio of limited-edition classic rums from the West Indies Rum Distillery. The Maison Ferrand-owned model launched the fourth version to the gathering again in October 2020.
Plantation Rum Excessive Assortment No. 5 focuses on Barbados and contains Barbados 1986, Barbados 2000, and Barbados 2007. Because it seems, the primary bottling of Plantation Rum was additionally a Barbados 1986.
The 1986 classic was aged for 13 years in bourbon barrels in Barbados, then for 21 years in bourbon barrels in Europe, and the lastly for one yr in Cognac casks. Solely 286 bottles can be found.
The 2000 classic was aged for 5 years in bourbon barrels in Barbados, then 14 years in bourbon barrels in Europe, after which spent its remaining two years in Cognac casks. Simply 929 bottles can be found.
The 2007 classic was aged for 2 years in bourbon barrels in Barbados, then for 10 years in Europe, adopted by two years in Cognac casks in France. Virtually 3,000 bottles can be found.
Like all the Plantation Rums, the brand new releases went via a double getting old course of. First, the rums mature in bourbon barrels within the tropics, then they cross the ocean by boat for 30 to 40 days, meant to optimize the interplay between the cane spirit and the oak wooden. The ultimate getting old takes place in Cognac barrels within the continental local weather of Southwest France.
Plantation Rum Excessive Assortment No. 5 is about to hit cabinets in August. The Barbados 2007 (58% ABV) might be priced at $200; Barbados 2000 (47.8% ABV) will price $300; whereas Barbados 1986 (55.1% ABV) is available in at $1,500 per 750ml bottle. Along with being out there at choose retailers, your complete assortment is up for public sale on-line till July eleventh via the Rum Auctioneer. All proceeds will go to profit Barbados Neighborhood School’s effective arts program.
For extra data, head over to the model’s official web site.
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