Oliver & Oliver Puntacana Club Black Rum

Puntacana Club Black Rum is a Dominican molasses rum from Oliver & Oliver, the island's well known blender of soft, dessert leaning ron. Column distilled and bottled at a gentle 38%, it sits in the dark, sweet end of the Spanish style, where colour and a rich, mellow character matter more than the underlying spirit's intensity.

The nose leans toward chocolate, wood, vanilla and dried fruit, while the palate brings prune, chocolate, coffee and vanilla, closing on a sweet finish of chocolate, caramel and sugarcane. The texture is smooth and the sweetness pronounced, giving a long, syrupy character that suits drinkers who like their dark rum rich and easy. Understood honestly, this is a sweet, chocolatey black rum for relaxed sipping or for adding depth to a mixed drink, generous in flavour and low in strength rather than dry or structured.