Plantation Rums have long since ceased to be an insider tip. The excellent rums are mainly collected in the Caribbean and also in South America and then brought to France, where they are given their finishing touches. In Ars in France, the rum is then stored for several months in small discarded oak cognac barrels. This type of ageing is known as "double ageing", a technique that was already used in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Plantation Rum Multi Island XO is made from molasses and consists of blends from Cuba, Fiji, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad, Panama, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Reunion Island and Nicaragua.

Maturation takes place for several years in bourbon barrels, after which it matures for a further few months in ex-cognac barrels made from French oak in the cellars of Château de Bonbonnet/Cognac.

This rum is finished for 8 months in Vieux Pineau des Charentes blanc casks.

Pineau des Charentes is an aperitif produced in the west of France. Pineau tastes sweet, but with a certain bite of tartaric acid.

Esters: 51 g/hL AA.

Volatile compounds: 157 g/hL AA.

Dosage: 20 g/L.