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Closed
23 Jan 2023
Bottle Details
South Pacific 2009 Plantation 13 Year Old
Launched in 2003, Plantation Rum is a brand owned by the well-established cognac producer, Cognac Ferrand. Established in 1989, Maison Ferrand has used its extensive contacts in the spirits industry to source some exceptional casks of rum. The company also has privileged access to those in the warehouses of Clarendon and Long Pond in Jamaica, through its acquisition of the West India Rum Distillery (WIRD) and the shares in National Rums of Jamaica that came with it. Its ownership of the Bajan WIRD distillery has seen it increasingly involved in rum production as well as bottling in recent years.
The Plantation Rum brand is owned by Maison Ferrand in Coganc, France, and they often use their barrels to finished these rums. This has spent 10 years in a bourbon cask on Fiji island and a further 3 years in Ferrand ex-Cognac wood in France unitl bottling in 2022,
The South Pacific distillery is located in Lautoka on the island of Fifi and began production in 1980 in order to reduce their need for imported spirits like whisky and gin. The decision to make rum in addition was logical given the country had an active sugar industry to provide it with molasses. Today it is a subsidiary of the Australian brewer, the Fosters group, who bought the Willowbank distillery in New Zealand from Seagram in 1997, moving its pot stills to South Pacific the same year. In addition, rum is also distilled on a three-column continuous still.
Distillery
Distillery status
Operational
Age
13 year old
Vintage
2009
Production Type
Pure Single Rum
Still
Pot still
Ageing
Continental & Tropical
Sweetened
Yes
Cask type
Ferrand casks finish
Region
Fiji
Brand
Base
Molasses
Distillery
Rum Co. of Fiji
A distillery based in Lautoka, Fiji that was established by the Fiji Sugar Corporation in 1980. It was sold to what is now the Paradise Beverages subsidiary of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in 1998. Operating both pot and column stills and using local molasses, its brands include Ratu and Bati.
Founded
1980
Production type
Various
Brand
Planteray
The flagship rum brand of the French company, Maison Ferrand. It was launched as Plantation in 1999 and was originally an independent label produced using casks from across the world. As of 2017, Maison Ferrand has owned the West Indies Rum Distillery which now provides rum for its core expressions.
Founded
1999
Production type
Various
Company
Maison Ferrand
The trading name of Cognac Ferrand SASU, a cognac producer housed in the 18th century Château de Bonbonnet in Ars, France. The company imports and ages casks of rum from all over the world, generally finishing them in an array of different wood types before bottling as its Planteray rum brand.
Founded
1989
Company type
Blender,
Independent Bottler
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