Oliver & Oliver Presidente Marti 23 Años

Presidente Marti 23 Años is an Oliver & Oliver rum from the Dominican Republic, made in the soft, crowd pleasing Spanish style the house is known for. The 23 is a solera or marketing reference rather than a guaranteed age, so it is best read as a solera style blend rather than a twenty three year old rum. It is molasses based and column distilled to a light, clean spirit.

This is an openly sweetened rum, and the dosage shapes it: soft, very sweet and smooth, with caramel, vanilla, dried fruit and a light, slightly spicy wood underneath, finishing syrupy with a touch of leather and marzipan. The body is rounded and the delivery gentle at 40%. It is a comforting, familiar pour for anyone who enjoys sugary Spanish style rum, equally at home as an easy everyday sip or as a sweet mixer. Drinkers moving toward drier, more structured bottles will find it a step in the softer direction, which is exactly its appeal for its audience.