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El Dorado Special Reserve 15-Year rum is crafted from 15 to 25 year old rums that are then blended and married together in bourbon oak casks. Prior to blending the original batches are distilled using 4 unique stills - the Enmore and Diamond Coffey stills, the Port Mourant double wooden pot still, and the Versailles single wooden pot still.
The bottle of El Dorado Special Reserve 15-year was inspired by the the old hand-blown flasks used by sugar planters on the banks of the Demerara river.
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Posted
almost 3 years ago
tout dépends a quel prix vous payez cette bouteille...
Pour 40€ ok ça sera un bon rhum dans la game des rhums facile à boire.
This a tasty one, but butter in cocktails I think than on its own. But those would be some higher end drinks, not a rum & coke for this one. Nice flavours and aftertaste.
I have hear all the hype about this one, but well I was expecting something else
I bought this rum again, after buying it about 12 years ago. Back then this was sensational, and friends also commented about how delicious this tasted. My new bottle, today, tastes bitter , sour, and really unpleasant, like a 3 year old rum from a supermarket. I’m exasperated and considering writing to El Dorado.
Posted
3 years ago
Nose - Spice, Black Cherry, Vanilla
Palate - Licorice, Wood, Dates, Cherry, Black Pepper
Surprising, complex fruit notes. Lingers on the palate with a peppery finish.
Posted
3 years ago
I havet reade a lot about this rum before I tried it yesterday.
It has a Nice smell, the first impression in the mouth is a litte bit sticky, byt after that the taste explodes and has a nice long after taste too.
Will try to add som water next time for less stickyness..
Posted
3 years ago
One can feel the difference to the 12 years old. More complex, a cognac like rum. The only problem for me is that the bottle is over too soon.
Posted
3 years ago
Nemůžu úplně říct, že lepší ale určitě výraznější, hutnejší a hlavně dřevitejší verze 12. Pomalu se blíží whiskey.
Posted
3 years ago
I personally find there isn’t too much of a difference between the 12 year and the 15 year.
Both of them still have the exceptional El Dorado flavour that I think of when craving rum.
I suppose the 15 year has a smoother experience but you’ll get just as much satisfaction out of the 12 year for less of the price.
I rate them the same.
Posted
3 years ago
It tasted well on rocks, very rich smell of toffee, brown sugar and surprisingly window cleaner, dried fruits with a bit of alco burn on the end and a long after taste. I compared it with Plantation XO and somehow like Plantation more as this one you don't really want to continue drinking after 2 glasses. Don't get me wrong, its a good rum but not fully up to my taste.
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This is superior to the 12 year in my opinion by a decent margin. They are different for sure, but this is much more to my liking. In fact it is almost the opposite of the 12 year. The nose is almost overwhelming with heavy Banana and molasses and just a touch of tobacco. Imagine smelling a jar of concentrated molasses made from banana. If you take too deep of a whiff it is overwhelming. It almost made me worry about the taste...but....nope, it is delicious. The first taste is pure nutmeg and honey. Mid palate the banana returns in full force along with butter, butterscotch, nutmeg, rum cake, honey, and just a hint of fine tobacco. The aftertaste is sour cherry, alcohol, and allspice with banana lingering in the background. The only reason this isn’t a full 9 is that there is a slight lingering sourness that remains that I can’t quite place. The nose and palate to this rum are so powerful and complex that they make sipping this a wonderful experience.
*Update* So the more I drink this rum, the more I enjoy it. Further, despite other reviews, 6 months after having opened the bottle, the originals flavors and notes are still present and the rum has not degraded much despite the reported higher sugar level. Therefore given my increased level of enjoyment and shelf life beyond expectation, I am bumping this rum up a point.
Nose: 9
Palate: 9
Aftertaste: 8
Smoothness: 9
Versatility: 9
Price: 9
Total: 8.8