Planteray Rum drives its Caribbean profile into vintage French cognac casks

Maturation matters for Planteray Rum, a brand building a Caribbean success story on French cognac tradition

Matured in ex-bourbon and French oak casks, the company’s mission is to develop the rum category within the family’s centuries-old tradition of aged cognac. Using slow fermentation, pot and column still distillation, it bottles exceptional rums from Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and beyond. 

After initial maturation in the Caribbean, much of the rum embarks on a lengthy journey to France for a second maturation in French oak. It’s a costly approach that creates some stunning flavour combinations.

Here are three Planteray bottles from our shelves – two vintage and one core creation – to help you get to know the brand better:  

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