El Dorado 2006 Versailles Single Still 12-Year

Dark caramel colour, traditional El Dorado aged for 12 years, this is a 2018 Single Still release. Lovely aroma on the nose, allow it to sit in the glass for a few minutes, I drank this neat and really enjoyed the smooth, chocolately character of this rum, some hint of banana and spiced plum, very nice.
Putting off opening my 2000 Skeldon till I’m able to share with friends and be interesting to see how it compares to this.

Tones of chocolate and black licorice...interesting flavour but not quite as smooth as i would have liked

strong, full of flavour and value, excellent smells waft up from opening
great sipper

Fascinating nose - whisky like. The dark fruits remind me of Canadian Club 20 year old or a sherried single malt, like Glendronach 12. The nose continues with pastry, like an almond croissant, sweet wood, and something like black currants or cherries - incredible! The palate has a touch of sweetness up front to begin, but this is not a sweet rum. There is a good dose of wood and spice before exiting to a woody, medium-length finish. I just nosed the empty Glencairn glass for 30 minutes afterward. Outstanding rum!

Nicely aged very dark brown Full bodied rum. I just samples all three single still rums. Many of the typical ED flavors but without added sugar. I can only imagine this at cask strength. Sample tested was 40 %. I love this rum just very hard to find in US.