Description
We’ve managed to secure the only stock in Australia of this rum.
We are very proud to feature a truly legendary Cuban-style rum – the Ron Cubaney ‘Exquisito’ 21 year old. Enjoy it with a friend, or hoard it like toilet paper… your choice!
Built on the hard work of the Oliver family and destroyed by revolution – not once but TWICE! The Ron Cubaney ‘Exquisito’ 21 year old is a multi-award winning 21 year old rum made to the recipe of the Oliver family’s original distillery. Aged in the traditional Cuban method in a solera system using both American bourbon and French wine casks, this is rich and complex rum that is a delight to share amongst your (closest) friends.
Oliver & Oliver is a rum distiller based in the Dominican Republic that produces a range of top-shelf spirits across a variety of brands, including Vizcaya and Opthimus.
The ‘Exquisito’ is aged using the traditional ‘Solera Method’. The solera method is based on stacking multiple layers of aging barrels (called “criaderas”) on top of each other, with each layer progressively topping up the next one down and blending with it, year after year. The word “solera” comes from the Spanish word “suelo” which means “floor”. So as the angels take their share, the barrels are topped up with the contents of the slightly younger barrel and the average age of the barrel slowly increases over the years. The purpose of this labor-intensive process is the maintenance of a reliable style and quality of the rum over time.
“This, without doubt, is the best rum I have ever drank. It is rolled gold. It is like liquid velvet … I will truly treasure this, sitting on the verandah, watching the sun go down, quietly writing myself off with the best drink I have ever had.” – Roger, Alice Springs
Our Tasting Notes
Ron Cubaney Exquisito 21 Años Solera is a dark amber coloured rum that has been solera aged for 21 years. The spirit has a strong bouquet that is sweet with touches of dark chocolate, vanilla, honey, oranges and wood. On the palate there is balanced oak and sugar cane notes, along with complex, very full-bodied, flavours from its long aging. The finish is long lasting, smooth and mild – perfect served straight with a Cuban cigar on the side. It received a Gold Medal at the Beverage Tasting Institute of Chicago with 91 points, and a Gold Medal at the Madrid International Rum Conference.
Colour: Dark amber
Nose: Excellent bouquet, sweetish, dark chocolate, vanilla, honey, oranges and wood.
Palate: Harmonious and smooth, wonderfully balanced oaks and sugar cane notes, complex, very full-bodied, generous and excellent. Simply majestic.
Finish: Long lasting, smooth and mild with long legs.
From the Distillery
The ‘Exquisito’ is a modern cut rum, very aromatic and complex. This dark stock and red cherry rum stands out because of its true flavour of the oak cask. It is soft on the palate and very tasty. It is a well-structured rum with a stable body.
Its character is distinctive and vigorous with all the properties of a long aging one. It is an extraordinary and ample rum. Many consider it the best in the world.
