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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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1384 El Dorado 12-Year Ratings

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Renaudco πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 15 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

Best quality for the money.

Can be used in really anything, I love the sweetness and spices.

Erico πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 9 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Really enjoy this smooth rum easy to drink with ice. Not too expensive, recommend this rum highly.

Bas πŸ‡³πŸ‡± | 15 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

I normally don't really care about the quality for the money comparisson. But this is one i have to mention. Its a great sipping rum and for that price it's a serious winner. Sweet, vanilla with a great smell. After the sip it has a little punch, which is great. You cant go wrong with this one.

Armi πŸ‡³πŸ‡± | 69 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Guyana rum. Min. 12 jears blend. Sweet, raisins, and caramel.

Vincent πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί | 38 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Delicious rum...super Demerara sweetness in the best possible way.

Bplottel πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 27 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Has a very sweet taste as most mention, which I don't mind but this is not my favorite. Not a bad rum but was a bit let down considering for the price point you can get much better.

Radu πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ | 4 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

A very good quality rum at a good price. I highly recommend

Sheldon πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 3 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Good straight but great with mix. Sweet, flavourful and easy to drink. Great for conversations with friends good luck having just one

Ian H πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 13 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Not great by itself, but the best mixer I’ve found yet. The sweetness works well with anything you’d want to use. Great in a Cuba Libre...

rumtrinker πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ | 45 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

I like Demerara rums. Rich molasses is just what I am into.
And El Dorado 12 could be spot on. Woody, leathery, raisiny nose. Clear smell of molasses, caramel, somewhat funky, a hint of smoke. All great. But... ...you can already smell the sweetness. It is much too well-rounded, much too polite, too smooth.

And, on sipping, unfortunately that is exactly how it turns out to be: All the good things from the nose are somewhat there, but muted by way too much sweetness. This kills the funk and mutes everything else. To its credit, it gets better after a few months in the open bottle, when oxidation took its toll. This seems to increase the wood in the finish, which makes for a nice dry ending. The rum is still too sweet in general.
I am not sure I like the liquorice note in the taste. That is probably from the rum itself and reminds me of the part that I do not enjoy too much in Lemon Hart Demerara and Myers's Dark.

I think this would be excellent stuff if unsweetened. A wasted opportunity. I like the (considerably cheaper) Pusser's much better. Even though the potential of the El Dorado 12 clearly shines through. Frustrating. Thus my verdict: Good stuff, but somewhat spoiled with sugar and thus frustrating.

Still, the price is quite good and if you like sweeter rums, but you also would like some actual flavours in your rum, this is a good choice.

Alfonso87 πŸ‡­πŸ‡· | 10 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Vrlo intenzivan, tamni rum, aromatican, ali mi nije izbalansiran bas najbolje. Previse mi do izrazaja dolazi alkohol.




Brand Details

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

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