Plantation Original Dark
Loved by Sven Van Walle, Daniel & 17 moreA newcomer-friendly Barbados & Jamaica blend with sweet vanilla, honey and light wood. RumX members see it as a budget all‑rounder: easy neat in a pinch, but really shines in Cuba Libre and tiki cocktails.
- Great value
- Versatile mixer
- Honeyed sweetness
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How does Plantation Original Dark taste?
Aggregated from 346 community reviews.
Sweet, funky, budget cocktail workhorse A newcomer-friendly Barbados & Jamaica blend with sweet vanilla, honey and light wood. RumX members see it as a budget all‑rounder: easy neat in a pinch, but really shines in Cuba Libre and tiki cocktails.
Cocktail enthusiasts and beginners wanting an affordable, slightly funky, sweet rum for Cuba Libre, Dark ’n’ Stormy, tiki drinks or hot cocoa.
Anyone avoiding added sugar, or drinkers seeking complex, dry, sipping rums with high intensity.
How is Plantation Original Dark rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.0 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 42% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 7% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 346 ratings
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose is full of honey and raisin with estery funk in the background. A little orange lingers in the background with a touch of tobacco. It's definitely on the sweet side. The palate is a lot less funky than the nose, less fruit forward too. There's some oaky notes and the tobacco and honey from the nose are present. I picked up a subtle pineapple hint in the background. The finish is a little hot compared to the palate. The honey still lingers but now it has been smoked. Though, it only stays for a short while. Overall this rum is a steal for the price. I know it's not fancy but it's something I can sip for days. Doesn't work for me in mixed drinks though, odd.
Review by Gregor
Exciting rum. Aroma of honey and fruit. Taste of caramel and dried fruit. The taste is intense and slightly roasted dark tones. Price-performance ratio is definitely right. There are plenty of better ones. But for this price also a lot worse
Review by Sven Van Walle
Very good as a mixer goin from you basic rum cola, dark & stormy to some much more complex cocktails. The tabacco and smoked from the bourbon barrels give this rum a very unique caracter. A bar keeper - keeping it in stock all the time
Review by DomM
Looking at the Planteray Jamaica & Barbados version at 40%. All in all I’m positively surprised by the quality of this one. The blend is executed well with both origins recognizeable and contribution to the overall profile. Intensity is pretty good for 40 % ABV and there is no overwhelming caramel note (which I associate with older bottlings of this).
Review by Daniel
It knows how to beguile immediately with its sweet, fruity nature on the nose. Quickly captivated, fruit and wood notes are found in the beginning, which quickly give way to the predominant honey flavor. In the finish even slightly smoky is reminiscent of a weak Jamaican. Price / performance hit for beginners and cocktail fans.very pleasing Sipper.
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
06.2024 Erster Endruck: aromatisch und fruchtig, schön klar honigfarben, einladend Nase: Banane, Ananas, Honig Gaumen: der Alkohol drängt sich jetzt vor die Früchte, gefolgt von ein bißchen Holz, Kaffee und Röstaromen Abgang: auch hier dominiert der Alkohol, wenn auch auf einem niedrigen Level Gesamteindruck: die Nase gefällt mir besser als der Geschmack. Ich verwende ihn am liebsten in heißem Kakao. Es bleibt bei der ursprüngliche Bewertung von 7,0 2020 Pur ganz ordentlich aber nicht besonders beeindruckend. Kräftiger Mixer. Ich habe ihn als richtig gute Ergänzung für heißen Kakao entdeckt.
Review by Marcus Ekornes
Very good on it's own, very good in a classic bombo cocktail. Considering the price, it's excellent
Review by Tim
A sweetened blend with a round appearance, definitely with Jamaica content. Lots of fruit with honey and some smoky wood. In the mouth dominantly sweet and round, at the same time woody spicy with spicy tobacco. Almost complex! Well, but the finish is the weakest, as it somehow tastes artificially like caramelized strawberry or banana. Nevertheless, for the price actually quite a good entry-level rum.
Review by Bastei
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#6348 Enjoying a few samples while watching the Eco-Challenge Fiji, man those racers are tough. If you look at the price tag you get a lot for your money. Mixes very well with a cola too. A light and sweet rum with fruts, spice and some caramel in the roasted wood.
Review by Moxie
Perfect Rum and Coke. Great daily sipper.
Review by Blaidor
Smell 7/10 Taste 7/10 Aftertaste 7,5/10 Image 7,5/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 7/10 ------------------ BTL Added sugar (estimated 18-20 g/l) 👎👎 BTL II Price 👍👍 BTL III Biggest surprise among the cheap sweetened rums 👍
Review by Anonymous
My favorite versatile mixing Rum! Can put in any cocktail and it will always be good.
Review by w00tAN
Bought in duty free as a mixer and sipper. Good PLV and something different from Havana.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall an OK rum that probably serves well in drinks like Dark’N’Stormy. Had a glass of this rum after a better dinner at Såstaholms Castle. There’s several different Plantation Original Dark with different origins. I’ve seen at least 3, Trinidad, Trinidad & Jamaica and Barbados & Jamaica. This one, Barbados & Jamaica, contains 1-3 year old Barbados rum and 10-15 year old Jamaica rum. The distillate is aged in charred American oak barrels before transported to France for some more aging, this time in former Cognac oak barrels.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"This hasn't impressed me at all and there is no way I would choose this over just about anything else I could find even on Supermarket shelves. I know they have re-blended this (so maybe I do have a point) so I'll have to try the newer bottling. By Plantation's..."Read full review →
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912 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
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