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El Dorado 12-Year rum

El Dorado 12-Year

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Guyana | Aged | 40% ABV | Pot and Column Still Distilled

El Dorado 12-Year Rum is composed of a blend of aged rums, all at least 12 years old. The rums are distilled using a combination of stills including coffey stills and a double wooden pot still before being aged in bourbon oak casks.

Demerara Distillers of Guyana produces El Dorado 12-year rum and is the country's last remaining distillery, with origins tracing back to 1670. The name ""El Dorado"" references the legendary city of gold that is said to be in the country's Rupununi region.

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1386 El Dorado 12-Year Ratings

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Jesse Mora 🇺🇸 | 16 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

It’s a decent rum but at the price point it’s a bit more than I could justify. If it were ten dollars less I’d say it’d be good but i don’t understand the hype on this one. It’s a bit sweet followed by a harsh alcohol burn, not terrible but for a more premium rum I expected more. However with that said I like my rum sweet, so if you like less sweet and bitier rum this is for you, but if you want a sweet rum that is smoother go get Diplomático.

Robca16 🇨🇿 | 40 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Výborná chuť, trochu dřevitější, je potřeba nechat ve sklenici déle odležet, aby vynikla komplexní chuť. Ale jinak za mne výtečně.

Reg 🇨🇦 | 2 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

My current favorite sipping rum.

And a total bargain for about $31 here in Canada.

Steeve Fabre 🇨🇦 | 10 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

There is nothing wrong in this rum... only that there are better ones out there... But it's a very good sipping rum. No need for ice.

Stergios 🇬🇷 | 2 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

This really is a great rum to nose (brown sugar and orange peel). As the rum breathes i got moka aroma. This rum enters the mouth with a sweet spice explosion. Dark brown sugar, and hints of orange peel is the flavours that i discover. The overall flavour is mild sweet and soft at the end there is some bitterness or smoke which offsets that sweetness nicely. At the end has a warm spicy finish and leaves the mouth and throat heated. No alcohol burn at all. For me it is a very good quality rum.

Adam 🇨🇦 | 22 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

The darkened glass bottle makes this look richer than it is. It seems strong at first, so I let it breathe...that's the key to tasting it now. Decanter a must. Now the flavor makes me want to take my time. It is now one of my top affordable sippers with Appleton 12 yr.

Etienne Malenfant 🇨🇦 | 14 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

This bottle was my first non-mixed rum I tried. Certainely, it wasn't my last ! A very good one with a good sugar taste but not too much ! I recommand it to everyone one and the price is pretty good for the quality !

Blanquefort 🇸🇰 | 4 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

It has nice fruity aroma, sweet taste and smoothly slides down the throat. Perfect for straight sipping.
When I tried this one for the first time it was instant love :-). A friend of mine gave me a chance to choose between El Dorado and Diplomatico. There was something disturbing in Diplomatico so I choosed El Dorado and did not regret that. I am rum newbie so I probably change my preferences after some time and experience, but this is my etalon now.

I3R0K3N7FEET 🇬🇧 | 77 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Christmas/fruit cake, raisins, treacle, caramel with faint notes of clove, nutmeg and vanilla. A truly rich rum full of character, amazing straight, amazing mixed, amazing used for cooking... the downside is, it can be a little sickly which I have been lead to believe is because of the use of artificial sweeteners used :(

Carlos 🇺🇸 | 24 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

This rum is excellent is not too costly and is a well sweet sipping rum, with hit of fruits and wood.

Kieron wood 🇬🇧 | 621 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

This on the rocks is amazing a delicate smooth rum that's very amazing... Not got the depth of the 21 but still rocks my world.... Let the ice melt a hit for a devone flavour




Brand Details

Type: Aged
Company: El Dorado
Country: Guyana
Name: 12-Year
ABV: 40%
Years Aged: 12
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Pot and Column Still
Women Led: No

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