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Planteray Barbados High Ester WLP Foundation 2022
Funk lovers who usually chase Jamaican esters are the obvious audience — this is a rare high-ester Barbados from West Indies. Nail polish, glue and solvent on the nose, then a fruit basket of overripe pineapple and banana, black currant and a touch of caramel. Many tasters blind-guessed Hampden. At 2 years it's young and a bit wild, but the ABV sits well.
The community says- Big ester funk
- Overripe tropical fruit
- Young
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How does Planteray Barbados High Ester WLP Foundation 2022 taste?
Aggregated from 99 community reviews.
Funky high-ester Barbados, tropical and young Loved as a funky, fruit-heavy oddity — a Barbados rum that tastes Jamaican. A few find it young, one-note or short on the palate, but most call it a promising base.
High-ester funk fans curious about Barbados
Anyone who drinks Barbados to escape esters
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How is Planteray Barbados High Ester WLP Foundation 2022 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
13% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 99 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Leo Krüper
Most helpful positive review
Wow... Exciting. Reminds me a lot of unstored or short-stored DOKs or HGMLs from Hampden. But at 600 esters, we're still within a tolerable range. However, the rum doesn't offer much more character in its current state, which is not entirely surprising for WIRD. But I am sure that with further tropical ageing, a beautiful rum will emerge here. So I see the whole thing as a good basis.
Review by Righrum
Most helpful critical review
Weird combo between a long pond and a Fijian rum. There are a lot of esters here, but just fierce and without being interesting. Plus, at some point I noticed some kind of honey sweetness, and some far smoke. I'm not liking it enough to score a good review.
Review by zabo
Edit: RumX Advent Calendar 2024 Day 19 Only had it in my glass a few days ago and didn't recognize it 😭 Stick with it, when Plantation/Planteray try something outside their commercial range it's really delicious, unfortunately it's all too rare. I have to admit that I also like it very much blind Who would have thought that I would really like another Planteray. High Ester hits the nail on the head again, that part is really funky. I'd really like to see more bottlings like this from them.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Advent 2024
Review by Thunderbird
This High Ester is an intense bottling that reminds me of the Stades Jaws. Here, too, I first had the feeling of having a Hampden in my glass. On the palate, things are put into perspective again. I like these WIRD's and I think there's more exciting stuff coming soon
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Nase ist irreführend: typische Jamaika Ester. Im Mund dann zwar Ester, aber nicht Jamaika. Eher Erdbeer, fühle mich an HERR 57 erinnert, wenn auch nicht so brachial. Der Geschmack verfliegt leider sehr schnell. Hinten raus ist der Rum dann brutal trocken und adstringierend. Sehr langer Abgang, aber eher Ester mit Kräuternoten. Mit Standzeit und mehreren Schlucken wird der Rum dann immer besser. Für die Lagerzeit schon spannend.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4936 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. Nose Intense, faint wood, ester, polish, fruity, overripe, light pineapple, faint coconut. Palate Intense, warm, ester, medium dry, fruity, overripe, light pineapple, light banana, spice, faint caramel, light wood, faint smoke. Finish Long and warm, light wood, ester, faint honey, faint coconut, faint caramel. This was a very nice rum and something new 😊
Review by Richard Krupa
Warms, fruity, slightly estery
Review by cigares
Calendrier de l’Avent RumX, jour 19. Des fruits frais ananas et banane au nez, mais aussi un côté pâtissier et du bois de cèdre. Des esters, mais maîtrisés. La bouche est classique, équilibrée et fruitée. Les arômes sont amples. Ici aussi les esters sont domestiqués, apportent un soutient aux fruits. La finale est longue et le bois est très bien intégré, tous les arômes finissent ensemble dans cette finale splendide. Un rhum qui a tout pour plaire, puissance, fruité, complexité et longueur.
Review by Michal Jurka
If I want esters, I go to Jamaica, not Barbados. That's where I flee to get a needed rest from esters. I don't like this at all. But maybe it caugt me at the wrong time.
Review by Serge
RumX Advent calendar post-tasting. Delicious, a great caramel and nut (cashew) component joins what is known as a high ester. Also nice and buttery. I like it and with its not too high ester range it is also easy to drink.
Review by Alex1981
RumX Calendar 2024 Day 19: Smells like Jamaica again, esters and fruit, but reasonably tame. Much more intense in the mouth, more ester notes and acidity, fermented fruit. Medium-long finish, dry, astringent, intense. Tropically aged. Very tasty! Rather not HD, maybe New Yarmouth?
Review by Johannes
Very exciting esters, somehow a mixture of Hampden (without the overripe fruit), Uitvlugt and Barbados.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, strong esters bump into our face, we find tropical fruits with toasted coconut and pineapple, the wood is roasted with almond, caramel, roasted nuts, toffee, spicy with vanilla and there is some glue. On aeration, citrus is out, the molasses becomes vegetal.The fruits are now dried also, there is a banana, pleasant candied fruits and honey pastry. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is estery, with lot different type of fruits like tropical with banana, pineapple, coconut, yellow fruits, citrus.The wood is roasted, dry with nuts, caramel, chocolate and spicy with creamy vanilla. After a while, the fruits are dried with raisins, figs.There are some solvents. When peaches join in and round up our tasting, the rum becomes delicious.The molasses gives us a shade of vegetal notes. 8,6:The finish is long, dry, esters are here, all the notes from palate, it becomes earthy, still balanced and now spicy with some clove...
Review by Timo Groeger
RumX Adventskalender 2024 Tag 19. Ein klasse Highlight Ester von Planteray. In der Nase ein schöner Estergeruch sowie tropische Früchte. Am Gaumen kommen dann noch Nagellack und Lösungsmittel dazu. Alkohol sehr gut eingebunden.
Review by mto75
RX Kalender 24: erinnert an einen high ester HD, was mir hier aber noch besonders auffällt, ist die Klebstoff-Lösemittel Note (Terpentinersatz), mit mehr Standzeit finde auch, dass das Cognac Finish schon bemerkbar ist. Am Gaumen etwas kratzig / scharf, dafür gefällt mir der lange Abgang.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Sehr abgefahrener und spannender funky High Ester Barbados! Volle Frucht-Power. Überreife Banane und Ananas, etwas Brombeere und schwarze Johannisbeere, Buttersäure, ordentlich Klebstoff, Erdbeerkaugummi und Früchtebrot. Positiv überrascht, muss ich dringend Mal im daiquiri ausprobieren! Bin gespannt was hier in Zukunft noch kommen wird!
Review by Oliver
Whisky Live 2024 trade fair bottling. Wow, a real surprise! Hampden associations clearly emerge on the nose and palate. Amazingly round and "drinkable" despite its relatively young age (2 years). I'm really looking forward to the "High Ester future" from Barbados. 🚀
Review by TheRhumhoe
A WIRD that goes off the beaten track and offers a true bajan rum in high ester. The nose is a veritable concentrate of esters of all kinds (nail polish, solvents, glue) with opulent notes of butter and cream. Tropical fruit and lime zest only confirm this funky, intense yet well-rounded manifestation. A little caramel, spice and wood try to break through the overwhelming medicinal dominance. The rum gains even more intensity on the palate. Tropical fruit (banana, pineapple) and citrus (lime) are charming alongside the medicinal and dairy notes, which are as lively and dominant as ever. Bourbon and wood try to break through the esters, but to no avail. There's a certain astringency that's not unpleasant in this heavy, funky setting. The alcohol is very well integrated. The finish follows the current pattern and prolongs the pleasure for a long, pleasant moment. The spices and wood are a little more present on the finish, the rest being governed mainly by the medicinal notes of the esters and the exotic fruit. A real surprise from this bottler, offering a remarkable profile for its young age.
Review by Boletus
Tag 19 des RumX-Adventskalenders: Ein sehr vielschichtiger Rum! Insbesondere im Mund zeigt sich ein rasanter Aromenwechsel von anfänglich adstingierenden Estern hin zu tropischen Früchten, welche von getoastetem, röstigen Holznoten eingeholt werden und in einer sehr angenehmen Mischung aus natürlicher Rosinensüße mit fruchtigen Akzenten und nussigen Schokoladenanklängen münden. Nur der feine Abgang dürfte für meinen Geschmack gerne etwas intensiver und länger ausfallen.
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Details about Planteray Barbados High Ester WLP Foundation 2022
A rum from Barbados, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 59%.
Community purchases
54 bottles logged by 42 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
24% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Planteray Barbados High Ester WLP Foundation 2022?
Community paid 89–104 €.
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54 purchased · 100 tasted · 17 wishlist · as of
About the West Indies distillery
The West Indies distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from West Indies have been reviewed 7,507 times with an average of 7.6/10.
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