From Sparrow’s rum list, the Plantation Pineapple Rum is one of the most distinctive pours on the menu, an infused rum with a great backstory ($12 by the pour, or $18 for a larger pour).
About Plantation Pineapple Rum
Officially called Stiggins’ Fancy, this pineapple rum was created by Maison Ferrand’s Alexandre Gabriel in partnership with spirits historian David Wondrich, drawing on a 19th-century pineapple-rum recipe and named for a pineapple-rum-loving character in Charles Dickens’ Pickwick Papers. The making is genuinely involved: pineapple rinds are infused into Plantation white rum and then redistilled to capture the bright aromatics, while the fruit’s flesh is separately infused into a darker rum, and the two are blended and finished in French oak casks. It is rum and real pineapple, not a sweet syrup, which is why it stands out on a Kirkland menu.
Tasting Notes
This leans fully tropical. Look for charred and roasted pineapple over toffee, brown sugar, and molasses, with a creamy texture and a light peppery spice on the finish. It is rich and aromatic, equal parts fruity and rummy.
What to Pair It With
This one is a treat neat, over a large cube, or as the star of a tiki-style cocktail or a tropical Old Fashioned riff. From the Sparrow menu, it is fun alongside the Sparrow-Smoked Rack or as a sweet-leaning close to a meal. Our daily happy hour runs 3 to 5 PM, and it is a great patio pour in the four-season garden.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Plantation Pineapple Rum?
It is Maison Ferrand’s Stiggins’ Fancy, a rum made by infusing and redistilling pineapple rinds with white rum and infusing pineapple flesh into a darker rum, then blending and cask-finishing the two.
How much is a pour of Plantation Pineapple Rum at Sparrow?
At Sparrow in Kirkland it is $12 by the pour, or $18 for a larger pour. Find it on our rum list in the Juanita neighborhood on the Eastside.
What is the best way to drink Plantation Pineapple Rum?
Made from real pineapple rather than a sweet syrup, it is a treat neat or over a large cube, and it is the star of a tiki-style cocktail or a tropical Old Fashioned riff. Its charred-pineapple and toffee notes carry a drink beautifully.
Where can I try Plantation Pineapple Rum near Seattle?
Sparrow pours it in Kirkland’s Juanita neighborhood, on the Eastside just across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is a great patio pour in the four-season garden, and happy hour runs daily from 3 to 5 PM.
See it on the Sparrow beverages menu near the Plantation 3 and the Koloa Hawaiian Dark. We are in Kirkland’s Juanita neighborhood, so reserve a table and come taste it.