Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Rum

Rum: Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry
Plantation’s take on traditional Jamaican rum, packed with funky fruitiness. It’s a blend of rums from two distilleries on the island, distilled on the John Dore pot-still at Long Pond and Clarendon’s Vendome-made pot, balancing the character of each.
Size: 750mL
Proof: 86 (43% ABV)
Origin: Barbados
Distillery: Cognac Ferrand
This 100% pot still Jamaican rum made with a blend of spirits from Long Pond and Clarendon distilleries, which Maison Ferrand now owns a third of after purchasing the West Indies Rum Distillery in 2017. Master blender Alexandre Gabriel created the Xaymaca (pronounced zay-muck-uh) brand, which is the original name for Jamaica that the indigenous Arawaks, who inhabited Jamaica well before Columbus set foot on the island in 1494, gave it. Xaymaca actually means ‘land of wood and water.
Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Rum Tasting Notes
Nose: Complex nose of smoke, banana, vanilla, and pineapple.
Palate: The palate offers notes of banana, apricot, pineapple, cashews and ginger, as well as hints of sweet coconut.
Finish: Smooth and refreshing.
Distillery information
The 1990s see Alexandre Gabriel combing the Caribbean in search of the best rums of the region. Plantation is born: an artisanal range of rums from the great terroirs of the tropics. Fifteen years of dedicated rum-making later, in 2012, Alexandre is awarded Master Blender in the “World’s Best” rum awards, wins the prestigious GOLDEN BARREL AWARD and was named Distiller of the Year by THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
Today, President and Owner of Maison Ferrand, Alexandre Gabriel has won praise across the category and industry. Focusing on three major spirits that represent the passion and vision of Maison Ferrand: Ferrand Grande Champagne Cognac, Artisanal Citadelle Gin, and Plantation “Grands Terroirs”: authentic spirits that express the individual terroirs that made them.