Opthimus 21 Year Old Rum
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • vanilla
  • sweet
  • coffee
  • ginger
  • raisin
  • candy
  • cinnamon
  • nutmeg
  • orange

Opthimus

21 Year Old Rum (0.7l, 38%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary

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A perfectly-aged solera Rum from the Dominican Republic.
 
Juanillo Oliver came to Cuba as a member of the Spanish military in the mid-1800s. After his tour of duty ended, he stayed to work in the Rum industry to found Oliver and Oliver. In Cuba’s second war for independence, the plantation and distillery were destroyed. But a century later his great-great-grandson re-founded the family business — this time in the Dominican Republic. To this day they make some of the most sought-after Rums for consumers all over the world. More than twenty years ago they established a new brand name — Opthimus — that would allow them to also collect some of the best Rum distillates from existing distilleries in the Caribbean and Central America to add to their collection.
 
Opthimus is the high-end brand for Oliver and Oliver. Opthimus Rum 21 Year Old is truly exceptional. It is a 100% Dominican Rum aged in the solera method. And as you may remember, that means that it has small amounts of much older Rum mixed in. It is delicate, but full-flavored and well-rounded with dense notes of ripe fruits and tobacco. It goes down like a great Whiskey and is a pleasure to drink.
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
Appearance / Color
Dark Mahogany
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aromas a dry with spices, juicy red fruits, cedarwood, and a hint of leather.
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
On the palate the fruit flavors remain, but you also get wet tobacco, chocolate, cola, vanilla, and mango.
 
Finish 
The finish is long and rich.
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  • vanilla
  • sweet
  • coffee
  • ginger
  • raisin
  • candy
  • cinnamon
  • nutmeg
  • orange
Opthimus 21 Year Old Rum
Opthimus 21 Year Old Rum
Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
Rum is why we measure alcohol proof. To make sure Rum wasn’t watered down, it had to be ‘proven’ by soaking gunpowder with it. If it was ‘overproof’ (higher than 57.15 % vol.), then the gunpowder would ignite, but if it wouldn’t, it was ‘underproof.’
Rum used to be accepted as a form of currency in Europe and Australia, a practice we should probably bring back into fashion.
In 1993, Pedro Ramón Oliver López, Jaunillo’s great-grandson, journeyed back to his roots where he discovered hundreds of documents including the original formulas used by his great-grandfather years ago.
A little bit of etymology; nobody really knows where the word Rum comes from. The most popular suggestions are Rum (the Romani word for 'potent'), Rumbullion (an uproar), Saccharum (sugar in Latin), and Rummer (a Dutch drinking glass).
If the center of our galaxy had a signature scent, it would be Rum. Yup, astronomers studying a giant cloud in the Milky Way found a substance called ethyl formate, a chemical that smells suspiciously like Rum.
You might find Rum masquerading itself under other nom de plumes, like Ron, Rom and Rhum.
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Character Dogson
Rum is why we measure alcohol proof. To make sure Rum wasn’t watered down, it had to be ‘proven’ by soaking gunpowder with it. If it was ‘overproof’ (higher than 57.15 % vol.), then the gunpowder would ignite, but if it wouldn’t, it was ‘underproof.’
Rum used to be accepted as a form of currency in Europe and Australia, a practice we should probably bring back into fashion.
In 1993, Pedro Ramón Oliver López, Jaunillo’s great-grandson, journeyed back to his roots where he discovered hundreds of documents including the original formulas used by his great-grandfather years ago.
A little bit of etymology; nobody really knows where the word Rum comes from. The most popular suggestions are Rum (the Romani word for 'potent'), Rumbullion (an uproar), Saccharum (sugar in Latin), and Rummer (a Dutch drinking glass).
If the center of our galaxy had a signature scent, it would be Rum. Yup, astronomers studying a giant cloud in the Milky Way found a substance called ethyl formate, a chemical that smells suspiciously like Rum.
You might find Rum masquerading itself under other nom de plumes, like Ron, Rom and Rhum.
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