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Albert Michler Distillery Oliver & Oliver Austrian Empire Navy Rum Solera 18
The "18" on the label is Solera math, not a full 18-year age — this is a sweet, easy Dominican column-still rum built for comfortable sipping. Expect vanilla, caramel, plum and raisin with a light smoke and oak edge a few tasters catch on day two. Balanced for its sweetness, but some find it dull and taste the additives more than the rum.
The community says- Well balanced sweetness
- Plum and vanilla
- But: Added sugar
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How does Albert Michler Distillery Oliver & Oliver Austrian Empire Navy Rum Solera 18 taste?
Aggregated from 43 community reviews.
Sweet, easy sipper with light smoke Most call it a pleasant, sweet everyday sipper — well balanced for the style. Fans of the smoke and marzipan finish rate it higher; critics find it too neutral and additive-driven.
People who like sweet, soft, easy-drinking sippers
Anyone avoiding added sugar or wanting dry, complex rum
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.0 sits in the “Good” band. 32% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 9% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
77% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 43 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
This one is better than its younger brother and has more smoothness to it. I also think it's far better balanced, lightly smoked and has more complexity to it. The nose is smoked and oaky with coffee and spice to it. There is also sweetness from honey and caramel. The palate is slightly less sweet compared to the younger version, but still on the sweet end. Nice smoke and oakiness with a licorice and marzipan at the end. The finish is medium long with spices, oak and smoke. If you leave the glass for the next day the smoke and oak is easily identified.
Review by Christoph
Most helpful critical review
Ne Leute, also unaged mit Wasser und ein paar Esslöffel braunem Zucker könnte besser sein. Man merkt im Hintergrund im Ansatz etwas von Rum aber hier beherrschen ganz klar Zusatzstoffe den Ton.
Review by rum_sk
Revisiting: Nose is sweet, mostly vanilla with hints of plumes and raisins and you get the same in the taste where plumes are dominant. The rum is fairly sweet but not in a bad way actually this is balanced really well. Finish is medium long. As a matter of fact I have not tasted bad rum from AM to this day. Of course, they add sugar to most, if not all rums, but honestly, and eventhough some of their bottles are way too sweet, this one along with reserva 1863 are well balanced and I truly like it a lot. Initial score 74 downgraded to 71. Still a nice rum. Downgrading again, it is very dull in taste in comparison with other in the same brand.
Review by Johannes G
Easy sipping mit ein paar feinen Zügen. Angenehmer Rum für jede Gelegenheit. Nicht zu fordernd vielleicht ein bisschen zu unterfordernd aber jederzeit angenehm. In der Nase schön fruchtig, im Geschmack eine schöne Mischung aus holzigen, fruchtigen, rauchigen und süßen Noten. Feiner Einsteiger für einen guten Kurs.
Review by elias
Sehr feiner Rum, süsser Geruch und leicht säuerlicher Geschmack! Kein extremer Holzgeschmack im Abgang.
Review by Richard Krupa
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Auction results 24 € – 27 €
from 8 sales, latest 07/2026
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Avg. community purchase price 47 €
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Details about Albert Michler Distillery Oliver & Oliver Austrian Empire Navy Rum Solera 18
A Column Still Rum from Dominican Republic, bottled by Albert Michler Distillery, at 40%.
Community purchases
69 bottles logged by 60 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
49% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What does Albert Michler Distillery Oliver & Oliver Austrian Empire Navy Rum Solera 18 cost?
Community paid 34–48 €.
Current best price: 36.90 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
69 purchased · 50 tasted · 20 wishlist · as of
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The Oliver & Oliver distillery is located in Dominican Republic. Rums from Oliver & Oliver have been reviewed 2,490 times with an average of 7.3/10.
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