El Dorado Special Reserve 15-Year

Not so sweet, so not my top choice. No aftertaste. Very weird...

Nose: Big, deep, full. Bigger than the 12 year old. Cut oak, aniseed, brown sugar, molasses, a bit of engine oil and some tar. A little smoke creeps in, slightly burnt and smoky toffee. Definately related to the 12 year old but beefed up, more brooding and deeper. Complex and murky. Yum.

Palate: Sweet delivery and quite a viscous mouth-feel. A mirror of the nose with aniseed again and black liqcourice, plenty of oak and some char/soot. The savouries are holding the sweets off, just about. Some slightly sour fruits, stone fruit and prunes in juice.

Finish: Medium to long. Spicy and sweet at the same time. The sugar coats your mouth and carries the sweetness to the finish but the oaky spices buzz around your mouth and dry up with that liqcourice and aniseed. Right at the end there are some more lively fruits like pineapples and oranges and a lasting note of leather/tobacco.

Same score as the 12, although I like this better. It's more of a 7.5.

More here:
https://rumtastic.wordpress.com/2016/02/22/el-dorado-15-year-old-review/

Incredible balance and taste Not as sweet as the 12 yr

I not found big different from El Dorado 12. Just little bit smoother. I thing is more better rums for that price.

This rum is a pretty good one on the rocks! The smell make me buy it and... I'm quite satisfied ! I can't say if I prefer this one too the El Dorado 12 but, for sure, it's not a bad choice ! To try !

Der 15er El Dorado wurde mir von mehreren Seiten als günstige, jedoch ebenbürtige Alternative zum 21er empfohlen (der ja im gehobenen Preissegment angesiedelt ist). Der Rum ist wirklich gut - aber mit seinem grossen Bruder kommt er halt nicht mit - er kann (fast) alles, aber eben nicht ganz so gut. Angenehm süss, cremig und sanft mit leichter Alkoholschärfe. Der Rum bietet jedoch ein Top Preis-Leistungsverhältnis.

I bought this one based on the recommendations of users from this site.

I was pretty disappointed. I don't like Whiskey and I find this one tastes like it. Not sure what part of it does.

I can tell there are a lot of flavors, but the biggest one is that Whiskey like one.

Not for me, too bad especially considering the price.

très équilibrés et très abouti, c'est un rhum de connaisseur qui ne déçois pas!
il a tout pour lui, le nez, le gout, les aromes, et un prix abordable!
il faut l'avoir dans sa cave...

A dark thick liquor with a sweet taste and strong in alcohol. The age really comes through and is a really good drink.

Beautiful color and nose notes, good flavorful body whit a nice aroma and sweetness
A nice rum to have at home when you want the guests to get some good rum.. but you don´t want to serve the best you have in the cabinet

For me it´s not more than an eight, but still a good solid rum!