The Plantation Rum 2020 Single Cask and Extrême No.4 Collections Released

Scott Sherer

Maison Ferrand has officially launched it’s new Plantation Rum Single Cask series for 2020. This year’s collection represents 11 bottles, each from a brand that participated in Maison Ferrand’s Barrel Swap Program. Every bottle in the collection goes through Plantation’s standard double aging. The rum is first aged in a particular tropical climate, then sent on a voyage to France where it’s then aged in ex-cognac casks. For the Single Cask series, they go to another level with a third maturation. The third aging is in either a beer, wine, or spirit cask to finish its maturation. More information on this years, and previous years Single Cask Series can be found at https://www.plantationrum.com/plantation-single-casks

The 2020 series of 11 single casks details are below. The USA will only receive the first 9 bottles listed in this release, with the final two bottles getting distributed in other markets:

Jamaica 1996 Single Cask (New York Distilling Co. Rye Whiskey Cask Maturation) MSRP $130 per bottle
Barbados 6 Year Single Cask (Calvados Cask Maturation) MSRP $50 per bottle
Barbados x Jamaica 9 Year (Acacia Cask Maturation) MSRP $60 per bottle
Fiji 2009 Single Cask (Kilchoman Peated Whisky Cask Maturation) MSRP $63 per bottle
Fiji 9 Year Single Cask (Linie Aquavit Cask Maturation) MSRP $55 per bottle
Guyana 2008 Single Cask (Red Pineau des Charentes Cask Maturation) MSRP $60 per bottle
Jamaica 2007 Single Cask (Sauternes Cask Maturation) MSRP $60 per bottle
Panama 2007 Single Cask (Champagne Cask Maturation) MSRP $58 per bottle
Panama 6 Year Single Cask (Marsala Cask Maturation) MSRP $50 per bottle

Available outside of the USA Market:

Jamaica 2000 Single Cask (Maturation Borderie XO) – No MSRP listed
Trindad 2002 Single Cask (Maturation Tawny Port Cask) – No MSRP listed

Plantation has also released its Extrême No. 4 Collection. These Extrême releases are single cask releases, all bottled at cask strength, receive no dosage, and are not blended. This year, there were 8 bottles released in the series. Each Rum bottle comes with a section of panoramic artwork that depicts the sea voyage of Rum merchants, who are sailing across the Atlantic to bring barrels from the Caribbean to Europe. The Extrême No. 4 Collection rums are priced between $199 to $445 USD ((€170 and €380). More information on the Extrême No. 4 Collection can be found at https://www.plantationrum.com/plantation-extreme

The new releases have been split between a number of global markets and consist of:

Saint Lucia 2007, Saint Lucia Distillers, Coffey still column 117.8 Proof (58.9% ABV) – UK
Jamaica 1984, Clarendon Distillery, Vendome double retort pot still 149.6 Proof (74.8% ABV) – France
Jamaica 1996, Long Pond Distillery, Blair column 120.6 Proof (60.3% ABV) – Germany
Jamaica 2000, Long Pond Distillery, John Dore double retort pot still 104.2 Proof (52.1% ABV) – Denmark
Guyana 1993, Uitvlught, Port Mourant double retort pot still 103.8 Proof (51.9% ABV) – Belgium
Jamaica 1995, Long Pond Distillery, John Dore double retort pot still 115.6 Proof (57.8% ABV) – US
Jamaica 1994, Clarendon Distillery, Vendome double retort pot still 107.2 Proof (53.6% ABV) – US
Jamaica 1995, Long Pond Distillery, John Dore double retort pot still 125.2 Proof (62.6% ABV) – Sweden

Both series Plantation Rum releases are available in October 2020.

Plantation Extreme