Plantation Single Cask Rum 2021 Barbados 10 Year Old
Plantation Single Cask Rum 2021 Barbados 10 Year Old is bottled at 49% ABV (98 proof) in a 750mL bottle — a limited single-cask release distilled in 2011 at the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados from molasses, via pot and column stills. It follows Plantation's double-aging signature: 4 years tropical aging in bourbon casks in Barbados, then 5.5 years continental aging in Ferrand cognac casks in France — with a final 4-month finish in a Brooklyn Black OPS barrel-aged Imperial Stout beer cask, chosen for its notes of cocoa nibs, coffee and vanilla-like oak. Dosage 16 g/L. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 49% (98 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 10 years — distilled 2011, bottled 2021
- Aging: 4 yrs tropical bourbon casks + 5.5 yrs Ferrand casks + 4 mo stout-beer cask
- Distillery: West Indies Rum Distillery, Barbados
- Style: single cask, limited edition; molasses, pot & column
Ten Years, Three Casks, One Barrel
Plantation's Single Cask Collection is haute couture rum — each release takes the double-aged Barbados spirit and gives it a third act in a carefully chosen beer, wine or spirit cask. For this 2011 vintage, that final act was a Brooklyn Black OPS Imperial Stout barrel: cocoa nibs, coffee and mellow vanilla-oak woven through the tropical fruit and caramel the decade in bourbon and cognac wood built. It is a rum for the collector's shelf and the connoisseur's glass in equal measure. Browse rum, fine spirits and the Plantation collection at Del Mesa Liquor.
Tasting Notes
Nose: fresh and fruity — citrus, almond, plum, vanilla and coconut. Palate: round and sweeter — peach, caramel, cream, pear and chocolate with stout-barrel cocoa depth. Finish: rich and mellow, vanilla-like oak lingering.
How to Enjoy
Neat — a single cask of this pedigree deserves nothing else. Let it breathe a few minutes in the glass; the stout-cask cocoa notes emerge with air.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Plantation's double aging? Tropical aging in bourbon casks in Barbados, then continental aging in Ferrand cognac casks in France — here followed by a stout-beer cask finish.
How old is it? Distilled in 2011 and bottled in 2021 — 10 years old, from a single cask.
Is it sweetened? It carries a dosage of 16 g/L — a touch of sweetness in the Plantation house style.
Single-cask Barbados, stout-finished — order it online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.