Plantation Original Dark is an aged dark rum first matured in heavily charred American Oak barrels in the Caribbean which impart full bodied flavors and a deep color. Gabriel then selects specific barrels, only the ones to his liking, and blends the rums. The base rum is aged three to five years and married with a full flavored rum aged up to eight years. Then this rum blend is aged a second time for 10 to 12 months in medium toasted Cognac Ferrand French oak barrels which impart nice spicy, tannin notes. This final aging fine tunes the blend and brings together all the aromas and flavors before bottling.