Plantation Rum is a project of the Ferrand cognac house, directed by Alexandre Gabriel, who has applied the same philosophy of terroir-specific sourcing, careful blending and long ageing that defines the finest French spirits production to the world of rum. Plantation’s 3 Stars expression is the house’s flagship white rum, a blend of rums from three different origins in the Caribbean: Barbados, Trinidad and Jamaica, each contributing a distinct aromatic and structural character to the final blend. The Barbados component provides the elegant, clean fruitiness and natural sweetness associated with the island’s traditional pot still and column still combination; the Trinidad contribution adds a lighter, more refined character that provides structure and clarity; and the Jamaican component brings the funky, ester-rich intensity that the island’s traditional dunder-pot fermentation and alembic distillation consistently produces. The combination of three distinct rum traditions in one expression is the defining proposition of 3 Stars: a white rum of unusual aromatic complexity and mixability that serves equally as a premium cocktail base or a sipping spirit.

Plantation’s approach to rum production consistently emphasises the individual character of each origin’s terroir, distillation tradition and ageing environment, and the 3 Stars reflects this philosophy in microcosm: a blend that preserves rather than homogenises the distinctive character of each contributing rum, producing a more complex and interesting whole than any single origin could provide on its own. The rum is bottled at 41.2% ABV, a strength calibrated to balance spirit character with aromatic expression and cocktail performance, making it particularly well-suited to the classic Daiquiri and other citrus-forward rum cocktails that demand both complexity and clarity of base spirit character.

Plantation 3 Stars has established itself as one of the most widely recommended premium white rum expressions in the global cocktail industry, praised by bartenders, spirits educators and enthusiasts for its balance of complexity, accessibility and price-to-quality performance. Its commercial positioning bridges the gap between entry-level mixers and aged premium sipping rums, occupying a specific and well-defined role in the premium cocktail spirits market.

Clear with an aromatic nose of fresh banana, citrus zest, clean cane sugar, light tropical fruit, vanilla and a subtle funky Jamaican ester note beneath the cleaner Barbados and Trinidad character. Light to medium-bodied with excellent spirit integration, a clean and precise palate of tropical fruit and citrus, and a clean, refreshing finish. Outstanding as a cocktail base.