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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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1388 El Dorado 12-Year Ratings

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Craig 🇨🇦 | 16 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

My review of the El Dorado 15 year old was actually a comparison with the 12 year old. I purchased this rum after reading another review suggesting it was even better than the 15 year old. I would say that my taste differs than that reviewer. I felt the 12 was much harsher on the palate and even the aroma was much harder on the nose. It is a nice rum but fails in comparison to the 15. I tried both neat and on ice. I would not even consider using the 15 in a mixed drink and would prefer not to use the 12 but it would be rhe more likely choice if I did.

Earl Elliott 🇨🇦 | 236 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Sugar: 35 gpl. Updated August 24, 2017.
This is a very good entry level sipper. It's sweetness, spice and smoothness is well balanced, and the strong oak and whisky-bourbon taste has grown on me in subsequent tastings. In comparison to the other aged El Dorado rums, I think the 12 year old has a better taste than the 15 year, but the 21 is their best so far for me. Keep in mind that the 21 Year old version is sweeter and you can buy 3 bottles of the 12 year old for the price of one bottle of the 21 year old, which makes the 12 Year Old a great value.

Aleksandr74 🇱🇹 | 31 ratings
Posted 13 days ago

Good rum, I recommend everyone to have it in their home bar.

ocelka45 🇸🇰 | 12 ratings
Posted 1 year ago

At the beginning the taste is very soft and you can feel the honey, it gradually changes to the taste of fruit, overall it is a good rum, sometimes dry but the fruit balances it out, for this price it is an excellent choice

mr.Godot 🇸🇮 | 5 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Amazing nose, quite sweet and smooth taste. Warms me up like a nice summer breeze.

Jungle in the Rumble 🇯🇵 | 1 rating
Posted over 2 years ago

On the advice of another post, I began my courtship with rum tentatively and warily - with Diplomatico Reserva Exclusive - but found a new best friend and possibly weekend lover. Completely content with that smoky green bottle of joy, and decided to test the waters for something new, and chose El Dorado 12-year. I began drinking rum 3 weeks ago, so I won't try and impress you with hints of this and aftertastes of that (not that I could anyways), but it is a smooth drink, very or too easy to drink, a slight pleasant burn on the 1st sip, and I feel great the next morning. My complaint with it is the taste isn't to my liking. The Diplomatico is sweeter, and if I was to pick a rum to take with me to Mars, it would be the Diplomatico...for now. On to rum #3...

Atterae 🇧🇪 | 4 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Nice and rich flavour, perfectly suited for a rum old fashioned.

Wahlman 🇸🇪 | 53 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

I like these bottles, makes me feel like a pirate.

Rhoffer97 🇺🇸 | 70 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Nice smell, sloo iight taste and smooth going down.

Just 2thetop 🇩🇪 | 34 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

For the sweet toothed a certain winner
A respectable guyana demerara rum

Chito 🇧🇬 | 42 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

El Dorado е висок клас ром.
12 годишния ми хареса, но по старият му брат 15г. по ми харесва...




Brand Details

Type: Aged
Company: El Dorado
Country: Guyana
ABV: 40%
Years Aged: 12
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Pot and Column Still
Women Led: No

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