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Jamaican Value Rumparison: Appleton Estate Signature v. Plantation Xaymaca

I've been aiming to review the zay-muk-uh for a good couple of months now and only put it off in the hopes that Plantation could finish up their name change beforehand (see https://thirstymag.com/plantation-rum.... But since it's been almost a year since they announced that and there's been nary a peep since, I decided to go ahead and grab a bottle. Comments on the name change thing are included, btw (warning, King's Dominion and bourbon are involved). Xaymaca, along with the OFTD I reviewed previously (   • Overproof Dark Rum Comparison: Hamilton 15...  ) and a few upper level bottlings like the Extreme series, represents a relatively new direction for Maison Ferrand's rum line - one where they keep the Cognac finishes (because that's their thing) but pull back on the "dosage" (read: added sugar) so prevalent in their earlier lineup. Looking good so far. It's also entirely pot distilled at the Clarendon and Long Pond distilleries on Jamaica, which looks even better: unless you can get Rum Fire or Smith and Cross on sale somewhere, Xaymaca is currently the cheapest pot still rum on the shelves ($25-26 here in Chicago). As competition for this relative newcomer I'm going with a staple among staples: Signature (nee V/X), Appleton Estate's entry level aged rum. It's not bottled at 43% like its older siblings or the Xaymaca, and - also unlike its competition - there's column still stuff blended with the pot distillate. But it's also a good bit cheaper ($20) and, among value-driven aged rums, has one of the best reputations out there. Stats: Appleton Estate Signature Single Estate Jamaica Rum (single blended rum, bottled around 2020; 40% ABV), 80+/100 Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Jamaican Rum (100% pot distilled molasses from Clarendon EMB and MLC and Long Pond VRW and STC^E; aged in ex-Cognac/American oak casks, bottled around 2020; 43% ABV), 82/100 So neither one of these really wins my heart, although they do lead to some interesting suggestions in the genres of rums and aged spirits at the end (and a preview of what I'll be doing whenever my family and I finish moving). Nothing really wrong with the Signature, even if it could use some more oomph. Nothing really wrong with the Xaymaca either, except maybe for the marketing - do not go into it thinking "pot distilled" means "heavy/funky/hogo" - and maybe for the fact that a few bucks more gets you Rum Bar Gold (   • Denizen Merchant's Reserve v. Rum-Bar Gold...  ) or Smith and Cross or Hamilton 114 (   • "Navy Strength" Rumparison: Smith & Cross ...  ). But then there's Wray and Nephew. And, may the rum gods forgive me, Wild Turkey 101.