El Dorado 12-Year

When I first tasted this I thought it was a bit short on the aftertaste. Then I realised it was that smooth. Fairly sweet and that's something coming from me who is keen on the sweet stuff. Can only drink one per night as I'm too greedy so use a mixer mostly. But not with this one. Oh no.

This is great rum. I still have a hard time drinking any rum neat, or on the rocks, but managed to enjoy this one without mix.

Being the first fine rum I tried I had nothing to compare it against, only Mount Gay Ecplise! After getting to kknow a few more rums I began to appreciate this one more, and especially against the ED 21.

ED 21 for me needs water added, but the 12 is perfect on its own. Didn't take long to finish the bottle as my 'research' continued. Second bottle arrives next week.

...this is a good Demerara sipping rum which (almost) is even for my taste not too sweet. There are fruity notes of banana and honey, also some vanilla and a tart flavour that disappears after a few moments until it unfolds on your taste buds. Gets a bit lost in a cocktail with aromatic ingredients but that's not really what it's made for, anyway. Worth a try

Very nice, little bit sweet but not that much. I really enjoy it.

The focus is on the complexity and not the "BIGNESS". Transforms your experience when you get to the last stage in late palate: mouthfeel is medium and refined. Multifaceted

To me every rum has a prominent theme. Might it be vanilla, smoke, cough syrup, etc.
In this case it is "orange". It is a very smooth liquor and it is easy to understand why so many give this product top ratings.
What I particularly like about it is also the aroma it produces in the glass. Aside from freshly peeled oranges you pick up leather and wood. It is a very pleasing experience. Much better than the "Botucal Grand Reserva" whith an even higher rating.
A very well deserved 8 - happy to have it in my hoard. To see wheter a perfect product can even be made better, I ordered the 15yr old. I will report about it very soon.

The nose front told me that this was going to be a sharper rum with a hard edge on it. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be smooth and round! A very nice sipper just shy of syrupy sweet with a beautiful color to it.

Without a doubt one of the best rums that £30.00 will get you, an absolute crime if you mixed it, a real sipping pleasure. The taste is sweet spice with hints of fruit and caramel. You then get a mild to medium warmth from the alcohol as you swallow. When drank neat the flavors are intense and its quite smooth and easy to drink especially if you have a sweet tooth. Ice can dilute the flavour i found so drinking it neat for me is the way to go. The only downside is you have to show restraint as you could easily drink half the bottle in a evening.

A clean and rich aftertaste mixed with a good amount of oaky flavor.