Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut 3-Year

Bounty bar (coconut and chocolate) in aroma; sweet coconut and caramel in body; no tail.

I really enjoy many things Maisson Ferrand makes and that continues with Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut rum.

It is a 40% (80 proof) rum that puts other coconut rums to shame. That being said, there are other flavors at play here too. In a neat sip I get caramel, coconut, something like coconut husk and dark chocolate in a long finish. It is a touch on the sweeter side, but nowhere near the 20% ABV flavored rums.

While it is delightful to sip on, I tried it in a daiquiri as well. For my taste it loses some of the great flavors with the standard ratios I use (2oz rum / 0.5 oz simple syrup / 0.75 oz fresh lime juice). I adjusted to (2oz rum / 0.5 oz rich Demerara syrup / 0.5 oz fresh lime juice with much better results.

I also made an old fashioned with it and was quite pleased.

Well worth the ~$34 I spent and the bottle is already half gone… :)

Enjoy!

Vela vela kokosu. Kusok vanilky, mozno nejaka cokolada, alebo mi to tam len nejak dozvukuje.
Velmi sladke na moje pomeri
Berte hodnotenie s rezervu, osobne hejtujem kokos.

If almond joy made a rum, nose is a bit artificial like chocolate and coconut but that taste is solid and tastes of quality ingredients like plantation is known for. These guys squeeze tons of pineapple for their pineapple version so wondering how they infused this.

Both bring natural, delicious, sweet taste of coconut and of different exotic fruits.
Brinley is absolutely smooth. Very sweet, oily. Long pleasant aftertaste.
Planteray is less smooth, kicks by little strange ethanol. Like all the Plantations has references to Ferrand cask. Taste is rich, a bit spicy, woody. Medium aftertaste.
Both are excellent mixers.
P.S. At the end of the night I've pulled off the coconut from the fridge. Instead of water it contained Wray & Nephew which has been sitting in there for about 10 days. Two drams of DIY coconut and both "industrial" tastes are gone into history ;)

Coconut aroma, coconut flavour, hint of coconut ice sweets, little spice, warming

Yeah, obviously Plantation, err…….umm…..”Planteray”, sorry, is gonna make this taste pretty awesome(if you’re into coconut that is). It tastes like a liquid version of an almond joy or mounds candy bar. Coconut(real, authentic coconut) and chocolate, with the backing of plantations rum coming in at 40%. I miss the extra 50ml we use to get here in the states, but oh well. It’s probably better for my health that I have 50ml less of this to consume, because I will…….all of it….

Side note: I’m pretty sure this bottle was made with the intention of it being used as a mixer in cocktails, but as I’ve stated many times before, I’m too lazy for that sh!t. This bottle will be consumed completely neat. So, if you are a rum drinker but on the fence due to its obvious flavoring, just know that it can be done either way. Planteray. (Now how’s that for a slogan? Ok, I’ll stop)

Fantastic coconut rum, nice sweetness, 80 proof, very well balanced.

I was so excited to see this in stock near me. I love coconut, so I've been waiting for Plantation to finally release this rum. Notes of strong natural coconut and cocoa. For me, this has the strong coconut taste of Koloa, without the slight artificial aftertaste, and the nice caramel notes of Siesta Key. It's much stronger on the coconut than Siesta Key, definitely on par with Koloa in strength but more of a caramel coconut flavor. Definitely not disappointed. Can't wait to try this in cocktails.