Matured using the traditional method dear to Maison Ferrand, Plantation Guyana 2011 Single Cask Peated Whisky Finish Big Peat embodies the meeting of two exceptional worlds: that of authentic Demerara rum and that of Scotch whisky with a robust temperament.
Distilled in 2011 in a pot still, this rum was first aged for two years in the tropical climate of Guyana. It then moved to the Maison Ferrand cellars for a further nine years of aging in ex-cognac casks. Finally, it was refined for a year in an ex-peated Big Peat whisky cask.
Bottled at 48.8%, it retains all of its natural richness and the purity of its origin. Each bottle of this single cask is numbered, and the cask number is also indicated.
Jérémie's tasting notes
On the nose: the smell of malt and earthy notes are present, on closer inspection the profile becomes more pastry-like with a creamy almond that adds to the palette, with time a caramelized brown sugar emerges, always held by the cereals.
On the palate: the attack is smooth, the roasted malt is present, the peat quickly takes over but is counterbalanced by a slightly sweet roundness of candied fruits which eventually give way to overpowering.
The finish: we remain on the peaty and smoky notes, with a slight spiciness.
The finish is very prominent, perhaps too prominent.
