Presidente 19-Year

All aspects of tasting like aroma, sweetness or afterburn are just wonderful. Excellent for celebrations: after the very first glass you wish to have the whole bottle for yourself and to get tanked up!

Well over 1,000 aged dark rums enjoyed and Presidente Marti 19 year from Oliver & Oliver is easily on my Top 10 list after 15 years of tastings. It is superb, so smooth you can't imagine, no burn at all and contains plenty of exciting flavors. Only a marginal difference to the 23 year old rum and surprisingly small price difference for an extra 4 years of maturing. If you haven't tried yet this Dominican Republic produced but Cuban inspired 19 year Rum, I will guarantee it will set a brand new benchmark for your personal rum list.

Detailed scoring analysis:
10/100 Packaging, bottle and label design 9
10/100 Color of this rum 10
15/100 Nose test 13
20/100 Palate test 19
15/100 Afterburn of this rum 15
15/100 Availability to purchase this rum 11
15/100 Ultimate value for money 15
Total score 92

Der Presidente Marti 19 ist der Mittlere von 3 Brüdern - da ich die beiden andeten noch nicht verkosten konnte bleibe ich einen direkten Vergleich schuldig. Der Presidente 19 ist ein sehr süsser Rum der stark an Weihnachten erinnert - Dörrobst (v.a. Rosinen), Schokolade und Lebkuchen. Vom Anfang bis zum Ende sehr mild. Leider gehöre ich zu der Hälfte der Mennschheit die Rosinen als “vergammelte Weintrauben“ bezeichnet und einfach nicht leiden kann, daher ist der Rum nicht so nach meinem Geschmack. Neutral betrachtet jedoch kein schlechter Tropfen. Freue mich auf den Tag wenn ich den grossen 24jährigen Bruder zesten kann!

Another find in the local Getränkemarkt and another good one. Comes is an overlarge box (it's unnecessarily wide) but the bootle inside is full of goodness: very smooth, just a nice sweetness, lots of character to it - was getting chocolate, cherries, toffee, a bit of spice - all nicely apportioned. Would not be the end of the world if I was stuck on a desert island with this one.

Very pleasant rum. Great taste, smooth and no weird aftertaste.

Duft af brændt sukker og nødder. Meget varm og tør i starten, men derefter god sød smag. Vanilje og lidt mørk chokolade. Lidt citrus, måske det hvide fra en appelsinskræl, som gør den lidt bitter. Lidt træsmag i eftersmagen. Den tørre smag (tannisk) i starten trækker ned, hvis den ikke var så dominerende, ville det være en god rom (23. December 2018 i MacY)

Very smooth, good balance of sweet, spicy and oak, almost no burn. One of the best for this price.

A bit less matured/complex and bit more sweet than 23y. But these small difgerences are distinguishable only in direct comparison. Best price/value ratio from Presidente line and one of my favorite choices.

Vanilla smoky aged abvish nose... sweeter start... Caramel vanilla coffeeish body more smokey oaky tiwatd end ... but very gentle start and body - as nose was sharp and too aggressive...

Velmi chutný, jemný s dozvukem čokolády, další povedený kousek od Olivera

Let me quote someone here:
"Nose is great but then Yuck, there’s some weird sour fruity thing going on immediately on the first taste."
It's hard for me to say what that flavor at the end is, but it's definitely keeping me from enjoying the bottle and preventing me from trying the 15 or 21yo, unless I can taste them somewhere for free.
I would have given it a 5/10 personally, but then I'd be the only one here.

Yo siempre tomo el ron solo y eso que dónde vivo casi nunca estamos por debajo de los 14 grados, este ron para mi gusto con unos cubitos de hielo mejoró mucho, y como ron lo tiene todo, el sabor fuerte y el dulzor.

This Rum is really smooth, it has a rich and deep flavor without being to intense on the rum taste.

Utlumenější a trošku méně sladší. A to je vlastně dobře. Neduhy není třeba krýt přemrštěnou sladkostí, protože chvilka času navíc mu dává vlastní charakter. Ubývá propolisu a medu, přibývá kulatosti a sytosti. Možná se dá označit za sladkou variantu Ophyum 12y.

Again bottle without nearly any relevant info. It is sweet rum, smooth and well balanced. Good competitor to Zacapa, Diplomatico or other sweet rums.

Nose is great but then Yuck, there’s some weird sour fruity thing going on immediately on the first taste. It’s sad cause oliver & oliver makes Opthimus which is a pretty amazing rum.

I agree with everyone.This is good rum.Smooth and full taste.
However a little too much sweetness and some fruits flavor.

Toto je rum, ktory sa da pit pri kazdej prilezitosti. Velmi jemny, trochu sladky. Dobra vona aj chut.

This is a great fake rum. Prefer it over Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva and similar. There is a massive amount of sugar added into it. And it is solera, so there is minimal amount of truly 19 years old rum. My advice is to always buy the lowest one down the line and sugar it yourself (to get to the "older" ones). Trust me, it works....

Still... If you or your companions like this kind of sweetened drinks, than this is probably among the best choices.

Kdo má rád obecně rumy, musí mu chutnat i tento, ať už více či méně... Za mě spokojenost, řekl bych taková kategorie typu Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, doporučuji...

Nice full taste... in the end after cherry... highly recommended

nice and easy but way too sweet for me

simple and good rum

A very nice and compelx rum. I can't say that i have a vast experience on rums but for my taste was on the sweet side. I prefer just a little less sweet. Only taste it once so maybe not the best opinion but i prefer diplomatico reserva exclusiva for similar price.