Oliver's Exquisito

It all began with a Catalan man named Juanillo Oliver, who lived in the mid-nineteenth century.

After finishing his military service in 1868, he settled in the picturesque town of Las Placetas in Cuba, where his familia grew sugarcane and tobacco. However, his go-getter mentality made him have a go at Rum making, which he turned out to be pretty dang good at! The Rum estate where he started his business was situated in Oliver, Cuba, and with Juanillo's surname, the name Oliver & Oliver was born. The family-owned company is known for producing high-end Rum and perfecting the solera Rum-making process, a unique process using fractional blending. This entails that the finished product is a blend of different ages, with the average age increasing through the years. Why on earth would they do that? Well, it's to do with maintaining a consistent style and quality of the Rum—so you can get it just right anytime.

Oliver's Exquisito 1995 really is an exquisite bottle suited to the demanding tastes of any land dweller or pirate sailor. Matured in American Oak barrels, using the Solera method, the unique aging process allows the blend of different ages to exert a mighty influence on the final Rum. This gives the beverage its viscosity, quality and complex flavor with accompanying notes of caramel, nougat and brown sugar. It is bottled at 40% ABV and a must-have item in any decent Rum connoisseur's cabinet.