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El Dorado 21-Year rum

El Dorado 21-Year

Guyana | Aged

El Dorado 21 is produced near the equator in Guyana by Demerara distillery. The final product is a blend of rums, aged between 21 and 25 years and crafted using 100% locally sourced Demerara sugar. Traditional tools are used in the distilling processes including three unique wooden stills. The rums rest until maturity in 45 gallon oak casks.

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439 El Dorado 21-Year Ratings

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Krille_8000 🇸🇪 | 50 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

This one is a taste bomb. It's almost overwhelming, so many different tastes, vanilla, molasses, cane sugar, just a tad sweet and caramellish. But there is a lot of oaky tones as well as one can really taste it is a demerara rum. I think it could've been even better with a piece of ice. Great rum!

Mav1982 🇬🇷 | 6 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

After tasting and got my mind blown by El Dorado 15 years, i tried this one. It is a littlbe bit sweet for my taste, but excellent rum in general for it's class. For sure you have to try it at least once!!

Foggyrumrunner 🇨🇦 | 50 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

The nose is more reserved that I expected but it still a very nice integration of wood and spice. The palate has sweetness but not as much some reviews suggest, imo. There’s a lovely and harmonious integration of wood, molasses, and spice on the palate. The finish reminds me of molasses cookies. I do agree with others that the ED 15 year old seems to outshine this older expression. The 15 is more “in your face” in both the nose and palate. The same conclusion can be reached when tasting various single malt whiskies too - older isn’t always better for a given distillery. That being said, this is a very fine, serious sipping rum that you can’t go wrong serving to others.

Helmut Springer 🇳🇱 | 8 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

This rum was given to me for Christmas by one of my rum buddies. I was shocked when I first tasted it. It has a harsh old wood taste like Scotch. I hate Scotch! Compared to the Zacapa XO I would give this a 6 as it is not smooth for my taste. However, in all fairness, I had some Scotch drinking friends try it and they loved it and would give it a "9". However, they would also prefer my Zacapa XO. It could be the difference between being a Scotch or Cognac drinker. Let the buyer be aware.

kheiligh 🇺🇸 | 64 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

We loved this, what little we had. We got a dram of it (can't really afford much more than that), and tasted it alongside the 5, 12 and 15 year old expressions. The 15 year old was really the sweet spot of flavor... the 21 lost some of the more interesting notes, but retained just a bit of the dried fruit; I likened it more to prune than sour cherry, but either way, it has that tiny bit of pucker still left, and almost all of the sugar gone. Going from the 5 to the 21 was shocking, but from 12 to 15 to 21 you can definitely see the progression. For our money, we'll keep the 12 in stock with the 15 as a special buy, but this one is probably not going to be on our shelf unless we hit the numbers.

Simson 🇨🇿 | 133 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Bottle: Classic El Dorado shape, which I really like.
Color: Beautiful dark mahogany.
Aroma: Vanilla, dark chocolate, caramel and a little wood.
Taste: It is soft, but too whiskey for me. I probably should have allowed the rum to stand more or drip some water into it. The taste was dominated by caramel and especially dark chocolate.
The aftertaste is long and intense.
Most reviews rate this rum very high, but I was quite (even given the price) disappointed. The color and especially the aroma greatly exceeded the impression of the taste. I expected a slightly sweeter taste. If you like drier rums, you will probably be satisfied.

Overall rating: 8,5 out of 10

Simon Stood 🇺🇦 | 9 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Ароматный, не крепкий, средней сладости ром. Длинное послевкусие, шоколад, пряные ноты, орех, патока

Andrewofcalgary 🇨🇦 | 272 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Hits like an oak log but finishes like pancake syrup without the maple. Cant say its a giant leap from the other El Dorado products and therefore I question the substantial price difference.

Case 🇬🇧 | 15 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Less sweet than the 15 year old, oaky, spicy, peppery.

Michael N 🇺🇸 | 72 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

I’m not a big fan of this brand. The others I’ve tried in the past seem harsh and not to my taste. This bottle was given to me as a gift. Starting off the aroma isn’t the best. Has a medicine smell about it. There is a subtle sweet smell that gets better once the glass sits a bit. Overall this is much better than the others I’ve tried. Slightly sweet and smooth. The taste does linger a bit but overall a nice sipping rum.




Brand Details

Name: 21-Year
Years Aged: 21
Type: El Dorado
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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