Background Image
Preload image
El Dorado 12-Year rum

El Dorado 12-Year

ZH
CH
had this rum recently

Guyana | Aged | 40% ABV | Pot and Column Still Distilled

El Dorado 12-Year Rum is composed of a blend of aged rums, all at least 12 years old. The rums are distilled using a combination of stills including coffey stills and a double wooden pot still before being aged in bourbon oak casks.

Demerara Distillers of Guyana produces El Dorado 12-year rum and is the country's last remaining distillery, with origins tracing back to 1670. The name ""El Dorado"" references the legendary city of gold that is said to be in the country's Rupununi region.

7.6/10
1384 ratings
Recommendable to most
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2
6
12
40
113
367
562
230
52

Rate El Dorado 12-Year

Tap to Rate

Advert Image

Advertisement | Go Premium to remove

Review Images

User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image
User review image

1384 El Dorado 12-Year Ratings

Sort by: Popularity | Newest | Oldest | Rating

Andy (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 142 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

I do like sweet rums, and this one is like a spicy brown sugar rum happiness. It’s woodsy with some oak. Relatively heavy weight - not syrup but in that direction. Short slightly sour finish isn’t the best but Ok. Not overly complex but easy sipper. Would be great for someone just getting started on rum.

Jörn Rohleder 🇫🇮 | 23 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Due to it's reasonably price this is a good rum to have around. Better than the comparable Matusalem 15 yo

Morten Matthes 🇩🇰 | 74 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Quite good, but do prefer the 15 year old. This is quite sweet, and taste a bit like the sugar is added.......

thearn3 🇨🇦 | 14 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

The first bottle of El Dorado , I only drank it with mix. I am slowly learning to drink rum "on the rocks" and am really enjoying the true flavours of this particular rum! I bought a proper sipping glass and really enjoyed taking my time and enjoying the superb smells as well as taste.

David 🇺🇸 | 2 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

Good sipping rum. Nice sweetness. I would be interested in trying some of the others by this distiller.

Sandro 🇨🇭 | 15 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

Sweet but light spicy fragrance. A delight for the nose.
If sipped it goes from sugar to vanilla then over to a great afterburn of wood.
A delight for the mouth.

Andrew 🇨🇦 | 76 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

As a whole El Dorado rums are some of my favourite; along with Appletons and Flor De Cana products.
The 12 year old is a tasty rum and at only 35 bucks is a great value.
Most of the El Dorado products I prefer neat but this one I prefer one ice cube to curb the overly sweet taste.
Great smell, smooth finish

Allan Bjerreskov 🇩🇰 | 116 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

The El Dorado is a great way to get into drinking rum. Sweet enough not to harm anyone yet good enough to sip on its own. And it won't drain you're bank account. Just don't expect anything spectacular.

Dustin R. Newton 🇺🇸 | 33 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

One of the best sipping rums available. It's my second favorite, and one that I alway buy on trips to the store, no matter how much that I already have. Complex and rich flavors, a truly superior rum.

Nick Michaelsen 🇩🇰 | 18 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

This delicious rum from El Dorado was one of the rums that started my jurney in the rum world. It was delicious back then, and it still is now, and for only a small amount of money.

Nose : I find oak, honey and small hints of vanilla and brown sugar.

Taste : I find oak, molasse, a little vanilla and power. The aftertaste is medium long with taste of molasse.

Graham 🇺🇸 | 14 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

It's a soft sweet ride. Holds on the palate and the sugercane loviness lingers




Brand Details

Name: 12-Year
Years Aged: 12
ABV: 40%
Type: El Dorado
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Pot and Column Still
Women leading Rum: No

Professional Reviews