Planteray OFTD Rum
Planteray OFTD Rum is a 138-proof (69% ABV) overproof dark rum from Maison Ferrand — "Old Fashioned Traditional Dark," built the way Navy-style rums used to be. Master blender Alexandre Gabriel developed it with six of the cocktail world's leading tiki historians and bartenders — Jeff "Beachbum" Berry, Martin Cate, Paul McFadyen, Paul McGee, Scotty Schuder, and Dave Wondrich — tasting more than a thousand blending samples before locking the recipe. The blend pulls molasses rums from three legendary sources: Barbados' West Indies Rum Distillery, Jamaica's Long Pond, and Guyana's Demerara Distillers with its Port Mourant wooden still. It ages in the tropics in white-oak bourbon casks, then finishes in France in the Ferrand double-aging tradition — with zero added sugar. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 69% (138 proof) — overproof Navy-style dark rum
- Blend: Barbados (West Indies Rum Distillery), Jamaica (Long Pond), Guyana (Demerara/Port Mourant)
- Aging: Tropical white-oak bourbon-cask aging + secondary maturation in France; components up to 14 years old
- Dosage: 0 g/L — no added sugar
- Origin: Maison Ferrand / Planteray (blended and finished in France)
Built by Tiki Legends, Bottled at Full Power
Most overproof rums are about heat; OFTD is about flavor at full power. The three-country blend brings pot-still funk from Jamaica, woody Demerara depth from Guyana, and Barbados balance — coffee, orange, plum, and jam on the nose, then caramel cream, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, raisins, and molasses on a palate with a long, dark-chocolate-and-clove finish. It was designed for the classics that demand a rum with backbone: the Zombie, the Jet Pilot, the Navy Grog. Explore overproof options in our rum collection or browse the Planteray range.
Tasting Notes
Nose: coffee, orange, plum, jam, truffle. Palate: caramel cream, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, raisins, nutmeg, oak, and molasses with a hint of smoke. Finish: long and warming — dark chocolate, clove, and caramel with fiery, nutty spice.
How to Enjoy
This is a tiki bartender's rum — a quarter-ounce lifts a Zombie or Jet Pilot like nothing else. Sip it neat only if you respect high proof: add water gradually to open the chocolate and spice. Keep it out of reach of casual cocktail experiments; it will take over any drink.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does OFTD stand for?
"Old Fashioned Traditional Dark" — the collaborators reportedly had a saltier working name for it during the thousand-sample blending process.
Is Planteray OFTD good for tiki cocktails?
It's built for them — the blend was created with six tiki historians specifically to power classics like the Zombie and Jet Pilot. A little goes a long way at 138 proof.
Is OFTD the same as Plantation OFTD?
Yes — Plantation Rum rebranded as Planteray in 2024; same producer, same recipe.
For the overproof rum the tiki world actually uses, order Planteray OFTD Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.