What is the Solera aging process?

The Solera aging system, is a process blending rums of different ages into one. Stored in oak casks, the aged rum is split by three levels. The oldest distilled rum is housed on the lowest floor. Newer rums are put into casks on successively higher floors, so that the youngest is on top. As the rum is pulled from the lowest Solera barrels for bottling, it is replaced with rum from the row just above. This process is repeated with the remaining rows, though no more than one-third of each cask can be drawn off every three months.

This marrying of old and new softens the fiery younger rum and provides it with a refined smoothness and flavor not found in ordinary rums. A 15-year Solera or a 10-year Solera is an average of the blended years.