Millonario Reserva Especial 15

Very easy to drink. Sweet and smooth - a very pleasant experience. Lacks a little punch to really get me excited.

Let me start right away saying that it is superb!!! So smooth you can't imagine and it's full of exciting flavors. Sweet caramel, different fruits and a lot of good things going on. You feel a little burn taking the first sip but if you let the rum rest in the glass for a few minutes the aromas gets smoother and you don't sense any sticky alcohol!

I've had three bottles in my collection for a long time without even trying it. But when I finally opened a bottle last week, I ended up emptying the first bottle at once and the second bottle this week!!
For sure a new favourite neat sipping rum for me!!!!

Update jan 2022: Now I find it is very very sweet and it annoys me so dropped from a 9 to 7

Sajnos nagyon édes rum, így nem lett a kedvenc....

The exact name is Millonario Solera Reserva Especial 15 and it comes from Peru. It is a solera that is aged in different types of barrels (pure oak, bourbon barrels and sherry oloroso barrels) for up to 15 years. In 2008, the rum won the award at the Florida Rum Festival as the best rum in the over 15 years category.

Bottle: A classic tall bottle that is entirely braided with palm twigs. The surprise is the screw cap, which is more typical for very cheap rums.
Colour: Dark amber. But for me, the rum was quite haze in the glass. It was probably the bottle with the rum from the bottom of the barrel.
Nose: Pleasant and not astringent. The higher sweetness was already present in the aroma. There was vanilla, honey, cocoa, raisins, caramel and cloves.
Taste: It's so mild as to be actually a bit uninteresting. The taste is again dominated by sweetness. I also smelled caramel, honey, vanilla, nuts, gingerbread and raisins. The wood is basically non-existent, which surprised me a bit in the context of the haze sample.
Finish: Short.

Summary: This is a very smooth rum that is especially suitable for beginners. It is similar in taste to the green Diplomatico, but it is more subtle.
Rating: 7,5/10

Délicieux mais très liquoreux ... Pour les amateurs uniquement.

For me very pleasant sweet and smooth rum for every occasion.

Denne rom fra Peru har mange gode smagsnuancer, meget sød.

Il se boit très bien.
Peut être trop, il paraît presque aromatisé "artificiellement"
Cela dit, il a un très bon goût, très rond...

Indeed this rum is a nice one. However I would have expected something more from a 15 years old rum.

As stated by Zeck in French, this rum is rather dry with interesting notes of toffee and oak. But the taste doesn't last very long under the palate and this is where I was a bit disappointed.

It is an old rum, made from molasses, made using the Soléra method and with additional sugar.
On the nose we immediately smell the vanilla and the butterscotch.
In mouth it's the same thing, we taste vanilla and caramel with a touch of cocoa. The finish is smooth and quite short.

This Ron is still pleasant to drink, it’s very sweet. however all of these flavours seems to be a little artificial and I think they are. the woody taste is totally absent which I find very strange for a 15 year old Ron. I find it too sweet and sugared, without real complexity.
This ron is overpriced and overrated. he is for me similar to a 23 year old Zacapa and all those "Premium" rums which are often expensive rums with a lot of additives and artificial flavors. we must not forget that they are still pleasant to drink despite everything.
Sorry for bad English.