Planteray O.F.T.D. Overproof Dark Rum 1L

Planteray O.F.T.D. was created in 2015 by Alexandre Gabriel, the Cognac trained owner of Maison Ferrand, working alongside a small circle of noted tiki and cocktail figures including David Wondrich, Martin Cate, and Jeff Berry. The group gathered at Ferrand's Cognac estate to design a replacement for the brand's earlier overproof dark rum, which had relied solely on Trinidadian stocks, aiming to recreate the bold, pot still style of rum popular during the age of sail. The letters officially stand for Old Fashioned Traditional Dark, though the group has hinted the name also nods to a more colorful exclamation made when the final blend was tasted.

O.F.T.D. brings together molasses based rums from Barbados, Guyana, and Jamaica, each distilled using a different still type and fermentation process, giving the blend a wider range of character than a single origin rum could offer. Following Maison Ferrand's usual double aging approach, the component rums mature first in their countries of origin before selected stocks are shipped to Cognac for further blending and finishing under Gabriel's direction. The finished rum is bottled at a hefty 69% ABV, well above the strength of most commercial rums.

The nose is intense, with coffee, orange, plum, and dark fruit, while the palate delivers caramel, chocolate, and vanilla with real weight behind the high proof, built to hold up in strong tiki drinks and punches.