Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 Rum

The Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 Rum is made from sugar cane juice that is fermented for 6-8 days. After distillation, it is matured for at least 15 years in the solera system in bourbon barrels made of American white oak. The solera system is originally a process for maturing sherry and takes its name from the Spanish 'solera' which means 'lying on the ground'. The oak barrels with a capacity of 520 litres are stacked on top of each other and about a third of the fully matured distillate is bottled from the bottom row. The barrels, which are then partly emptied, are then filled with younger rum from the next row up until the top row is empty and filled with new distillate. The resulting mixture of old and young rums is called blending.