Presidente Marti 15 ans is produced by the Oliver y Oliver distillery using the solera technique, which allows the youngest rums to benefit from the maturity of the oldest.
Aged in American and French oak barrels.
Nico's tasting notes
On the nose, we immediately recognize the Latino style with its aromas of caramel and vanilla. The rum is also buttery and mellow, like popcorn. Nuts and molasses offer darker notes for a welcome balance. As with the early popcorn, the sweetness returns in the form of a well-roasted fairground praline. The wood comes in at just the right moment to tighten things up and keep the sweetness from going too far, though a few hints of vanilla escape from its veins. The wood is slightly smoky and toasty, with a scent of blond tobacco.
Aeration reveals a less tender, more powdery heart. Dried nuts and cocoa are intense, though contained by a certain sweetness. The wood becomes dustier, too, and a surprising industrial edge, with a hint of engine grease, emerges in the manner of a Trinidad rum. This new phase paves the way for a fruitier side, with quince and a not too ripe white peach. Vanilla is still present, but lighter and less round.
The attack on the palate is sweet, compensating for the dryness of the well-burnt nuts. The salty caramel makes you salivate, the better to melt the vanilla. The harsher, more industrial aspect is still present in the mid-palate, for a rum with two facets. At times sweet and thick, at other times dry and light, it plays with our reference points.
On the finish, the pepper takes a more classic direction on a rather sweet, caramelized rum.
VINCENT UFARTE
Hello, I'm delighted with my purchase, good day.
PV
Waaaouuu! Just sensational! For those who like el Dorada and Diplomatico, this is the perfect mix for me. As for the vapors and flavors, I agree 100% with Nico's description. I only ordered a sample, next time it'll be the bottle for sure.