Abuelo XV Oloroso Sherry cask finish 40 %

Abuelo XV Oloroso Sherry cask made in 3 casks and the name of the 3 rums not only reflects the character from the cask, but also the location has inspired the final design of the rum.
Napoleon is Cognac from France, Oloroso is Sherry from Spain and Tawny is Port wine from Portugal.

Scent: Leather and vanilla where tangerine and dried fruit mix.

Taste: bold and creamy in the mouth with notes of burnt orange peel, apricot and sweet spices.

Aftertaste: long sweet and spicy with notes of sweet pipe tobacco and orange peel.

Abuelo XV Oloroso Sherry cask is one of 3 bottlings in the new XV Finish Collection. All 3 rums are 15 years old and have been aged (finish) in a cask that has previously been used to store other spirits.

Production:

The rum is made by Varela Hermanos in Panama. Their history stretches back to 1908, when Don José Varela Blanco, a young Spanish immigrant, established the San Isidro sugar mill in the town of Pesé. The first sugar mill in the then newly created Republic of Panama.
The city of Pesé, itself founded in the mid-eighteenth century, is located in a fertile valley in central Panama. The main occupation in this valley is now the cultivation of sugarcane, which employs many local farmers.
The moderate rainfall, the cold nights and humid days all play a role in the development and maturation of the rum. The greater the difference in temperature on the very hot days and the cold nights, the faster the rum matures and the more flavors and fragrances are developed. So the Abuelo rum factory is not located in this "butter hole" by chance.

Varela Hermanos:

Almost 10 years ago, Abuelo, via their owner Varela Hermanos, decided to expand and thereby become more dominant in the rum world. They started by buying Bacardi's distribution network in Panama and their bottling facility. They were already well acquainted with Bacardi, as they had supplied both raw and aged rum to Bacardi for many years. The new sales channels meant that sales multiplied from 3,000 to 500,000 cases of rum per year.

Such a massive increase in sales often causes concern in the space world. How can the increase in production follow in a qualitative way. It has temporarily succeeded by having good reserves of rum in stock from the start. Therefore, it was possible to expand production and storage, so that it was possible to keep up with the demand for well-stocked rum.

A large part of the growth in Panama has been on white rum