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El Dorado 8-year is distilled from fermented molasses before itโs aged 8 years.
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Posted
4 days ago
Sweet toffee brown sugar notes.
Not very complex but enjoyable enough.
Where it shines is in cocktails.
It tastes like the 12 year but a bit harsher. I'll still drink it on the rocks. It has the same pleasant taste as the 12 year. Overall it's a nice cheap rum but kind of mid tier.
Posted
2 months ago
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Posted
2 months ago
A flavorful rum with hints of caramel, spice, and oak. Smooth and enjoyable.
Posted
3 months ago
Ran out of 12yr and my store was out. I needed a good Demerara Rum and decided on this. Lighter on the nose with a citrusy vanilla combo that transfers to the palate. Has a slight more bite but all in all. Not a bad sipper. Can't wait to mix up some drinks with it.
Posted
3 months ago
The 5 yr is a solid go to for mixed drinks, and i love it. The 8 puts the polish on those same drinks, much like Appleton's 8 does for the VX.
Posted
3 months ago
An expectedly good offering from the reliable El Dorado. This 8 year offering sits right where you expect in their lineup, and was pretty tasty. It's OK to sip on but I mainly used it as a mixer and it made some pretty decent cocktails.
The eight years in the barrel gives it a nice oaky flavor, without tasting excessively aged. There are nice notes of caramel and vanilla.
Posted
5 months ago
Iโm surprised that this 8yr old El Dorado is as nice and tasty of a rum as it is. Slightly less sweet and a bit more alcohol on the throat than the 12yr old which I really enjoy as well.
Very well priced for such a nice sipping rum.
Posted
6 months ago
Have tried the 21 year, 15 and 12 and I swear the much cheaper 8 year is just slightly better. Aroma is a bit of coffee, caramel and vanilla. Tried neat and very little burn just soft warmth and even detecting a little Jamaican funk even though this is a rum from Guyana. Aftertaste is not too short and is just a little too sweet and there is just not any bite. It is a soft tasting rum at a really fair price.
Posted
6 months ago
Warm and rich aftertaste. Nice wood flavours. More on the sweet side with vanilla and tropical fruits.
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I love both sweet and dry rums and have been searching for a rum that has a good balance of the two. El Dorado 8 is the closest thing I've found so far and I'm impressed with the quality and great value of this rum. It has a lot of the same flavors as the 15 year but without being too sweet and syrupy, then it's got some tobacco and tea like flavors of its own. It's excellent try it! Update: great value rum that has the classic funk of what I now understand as Demerara style, much like Pusser's blue label. I think this is better than Pusser's as it seems smoother with great buttery toffee flavor. Update 3: still good, a little less smooth than I recall. Excelllent mixed w ginger ale.