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El Dorado 12-Year rum

El Dorado 12-Year

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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.

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1384 El Dorado 12-Year Ratings

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LarsF 🇸🇪 | 39 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

El Dorado 12 comes in a classical bottle and the rum is delivered in a simple paper carton (picture).

When you smell El Dorado 12 you first sense som sticky alcohol but give the rum a few minutes in the glass and you get sweet aromas from fruit, honey and sugar.

I the mouth El Dorado 12 is sweet, smooth with fruit and caramel. You also get some spice and oak. This rum easy to drink, not to much of anything. Very well balanced.

The aftertaste is long and sweet with some spice and oak.

In my world this rum is a nice sipper and the perfect blender. One of the best rums in this price range and I will always have one bottle in my collection. I drink El Dorado 12 with cola. I haven´t found any better rum to blend with cola (yet).

guewen 🇫🇷 | 97 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Un goût de fruit grille, excellent rhum très balancé !

DuPPyQ 🇨🇦 | 2 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

To this point in my rum tasting enjoyment, this is my favorite. Offering aromas of fruity vanilla saturated in oak with a full robust body, yet smooth with spicy notes and flavours of chocolate cherry, followed by an after taste of lingering oak. Rich, full, balanced. For the price of $30-36 a bottle (Canada), I have no problem getting frequently.

Dijkjes 🇳🇱 | 13 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Like Eric already told in his review, i had totally the same opinion.
This was one of the first aged rums I tried, but after a few nights of giving it a try, it really grew on me. By the end of the bottle I came to love this rum.

Robin BERTHIER 🇧🇪 | 21 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Another one of my favorite rums! Full of delicious and subtle sweet tastes (more subtle than the Diplomatico Reserva for example) and very friendly to the throat. I need to keep myself from reaching to this one every night!

Danb0y 🇨🇦 | 6 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

I would love to taste the same rum with less added sugar.
Was my favorite rum for years but now I just cant stand the sweetness anymore. My new favorite sipping rum in the same price range is the Appleton Estate Extra 12YO.

James Young 🇬🇧 | 21 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

For this price you can't get a better rum although the step up to the 15 is well worth the extra few quid. Rich molasses and smoothness of a typical el dorado. This has minimal burn, flavor isn't overly complex but holds its own against more expensive rums. This was the first bottle of "proper" sipping rum I tried so might be a touch of nostalgia in this review

Gary 🇨🇦 | 24 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

By far one of the best rums out therefor the money. Lots of flavours and enjoyable mixed with anything! Has a lot of the flavours of the more aged El Dorado rums at a much better price.

Gregor 🇸🇮 | 4 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

My first great rum. Love it. I will buy it again. Just great.

Rick 🇺🇸 | 30 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

This is the first El Dorado that I've been able to get and I must say I like it! Nicely balanced rum especially for the price!

Chris Williamson 🇨🇦 | 81 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Very nice good for all rum drinker a bottle to have in your cabinet.




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 Led Rum: No

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