Oliver & Oliver Cubaney Gran Reserve Centenario

Cubaney Gran Reserve Centenario comes from Oliver & Oliver, the Dominican Republic blending house behind much of the island's softer ron. A column still molasses rum bottled at 41%, it sits in the sweet, dessert-leaning corner of the Spanish style, built for smooth, rounded sipping.

A generous sweetness carries vanilla, caramel and chocolate over soft oak, with light tobacco and leather adding a little depth and a long, sweet finish closing things out. It is unmistakably an Oliver & Oliver pour, sweet but not without shape, with a smooth texture that holds the flavours from start to lingering end. For drinkers who enjoy soft, sweet sippers and want a touch more cigar-box character alongside the vanilla and caramel, it makes an agreeable, relaxed evening glass.