Oliver & Oliver Presidente Marti Gran Añejo Solera Presidente

Presidente Marti Gran Anejo is an Oliver & Oliver release from the Dominican Republic, the blending house behind a range of soft Spanish-style labels. Built from molasses on a column still and assembled as a solera, its character comes from blending and barrel rather than the light spirit, with the solera build meaning the rum leans young while carrying a thread of older stock.

The nose offers caramel, vanilla, butterscotch and cinnamon, the palate is sweet with vanilla, a caramelised note and wood, and the finish carries caramelised sugar, caramel, sweetness and a nutty edge. It drinks very sweet with a creamy, almost syrupy texture, an affordable, social pour rather than a serious neat dram, and the copy keeps that honest. The sweetness is part of the design, so it lands as an easy, dessert style sipper for relaxed evenings, familiar to anyone who enjoys Zacapa style softness and undemanding by nature.