Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut Rum now in Malaysia

Cut & Dry Coconut is Planteray's new release, highlighting the two icons of Barbadian culture—coconuts and rum.

Ripe coconuts are harvested, cracked open by hand, and left to dry under the Caribbean sun, which concentrates their oils and flavour. These dried coconut chunks are then infused into a blend of Barbados column-still rum and pot-still rum (including their “Old Gregg” pot distillate). After infusion, the liquid is married with more Barbados rum.

The team spent four years experimenting with recipes before landing on the process they use today. They also work directly with local coconut farmers, so production remains closely tied to the island’s agriculture. Right now, Cut & Dry is released in very limited quantities, with availability expected to grow as coconut farming on Barbados expands. 

Coco Highball: 60ml Cut & Dry, 25ml lemon juice, 15ml Sugar syrup, 50ml coconut water 

One may be tempted to compare Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut to Malibu, but they are quite different. Malibu is a sweet coconut liqueur at 21% ABV, while Cut & Dry is a full-strength 40% rum infused with roasted coconut.

Cut & Dry can be sipped neat or over ice if you want to taste the coconut clearly. It also works well in a highball with soda water, which keeps the profile clean. In cocktails, it can stand in for coconut liqueurs in classics like the Piña Colada, Daiquiri or Mojito.  

By the way - Planteray is the new name for what was formerly Plantation Rum.

In 2020, Maison Ferrand announced the rebrand, retiring the word Plantation due connotations of the word. Witht he transition now complete, bottles are being released under the Planteray name with updated labels. The rum itself has not changed — the same production methods, ageing, and blends continue under the new branding.

In Malaysia, Planteray is officially distributed by Tong Woh and is available through their Shopee page and Cellar 18.

For more: planterayrum.com 

 

Images from: facebook.com/PlanterayRum