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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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Pielor πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 25 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

A truly great rum. So many things in it's aromas. I like the "thickness " in it. It is smooth, yet warm, it is dark in color it tastes fruity to me. It is expensive but you have to get a bottle once.

James Young πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ | 21 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

So much flavour!! Long lingering finish, super smooth and very complex it's close to being my favourite rum!!

Owen πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 9 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Lets be very clear about the difference between aging rum vs whisky; Whisky is aged in very cool conditions creating a slow process with vary little evaporation and maturity comes very slowly. It cannot be aged too long in my opinion. Rum ages in very different conditions being very warm with a tremendous amount of evaporation further concentrating the flavours into the remaining fluid. Aging rum creates high loss for the distiller driving the cost even higher but I feel it is possible to age rum too long. Another aspect of rum is that there is no industry standard for the age designation; a 7 year rum may have aged fully fledged in a cask; be blended with other rums; be Solera aged in a pour through method; or be cooked up in a back room over donkey poo... 'they' really need to standardize it for the good of the industry (whoever 'they' are). I suggest to not read anything into age statements and judge the rum "as is" but you will likely pay according to the age. That being said, this is a fantastic aged rum and I guess it is largely made up of rums aged for 21 years in a dark cool Guyana warehouse; perhaps blended by the master to achieve the balance he is after. Fair enough! The dark complexities make it worth the price which ran ~CAD$90. As their premier product the bottle could carry a bit more elegance over the other El Dorados so that brought it down a notch to a 8.

Simon Richard πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 15 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

Un des meilleurs de ma collection.
One the best, must have.

Da'rum πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ | 22 ratings
Posted over 11 years ago

Superb, I like this rum the best of the the 12, 15 and 21. The thing that puts it in front of the 12 and 15 is the smoky finish and slightly drier body. I love cigars and this rum with a nice cigar is a match made in heaven. A very smooth and very well made rum. The only downside is the price.

Lerxst πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ | 18 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

A fine tasting rum. Let's see if I can get this to 50 characters.

Perilous πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 14 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

If you read my "bio" you will see I was a "sheltered pirate" for many, many years. The first time I saw or heard of El Dorado, I was at the Four Seasons Resort in Nevis and they had this "21" on the shelf! I bought a glass and immediate said, "Wow!" Thus began my El Dorado journey, which ultimately led to the "25"!.

The "21" is my go to "high-end" value sipper (at a "reasonable" price!), and has been for many years. The "25" is for "special" occasions. I ALWAYS have El Dorado 12, 15, and 21 readily available depending on my "mood"!
If you have NOT tried this, get this...you will definitely enjoy!

(Although I rated the current "25" an 8 here, IF you have the $$$$, the 25 is better than the 21; but for value, I rated the 21 higher -- make sense?)

SerenityFF πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 50 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

On the nose I get oak and a little leather. On the palate it is smooth with strong baking spice notes that do not linger. Smells sweeter than it tastes. A nice sipper.

ripperussr πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ | 475 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

Caramel, vanilla and barrel aroma, smoked cocoa in the taste, scent of caramel, sherry finish

dde πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | 2 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

This is the smoothest and most enjoyable sipping rum I have ever had the pleasure to taste. Maybe that means I haven't sipped enough yet. That is why I gave it a 9. I friend said they were sure it was not a rum spirit it was so smooth. I will definitely have to get another bottle as I finished the first one!




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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