El Dorado 12-Year

This is my current favorite sipping rum that I always keep on hand. It is sweet, and this is another rum that has sugar added, but the flavors and balance are still so good that I don't mind the extra sweetness. That can be cut with ice as well. Overall this rum is very smooth, has a beautiful warmth and flavor that opens up as you sip it. It has a very caramel forward nose, and subtle citrus accents on the palate, with a long smooth finish - no burn. I have also tried the 15 year and I don't like it as much. There is some after-taste, or underlying flavor I haven't been able to put my finger on in the 15 year that I don't like. I'd rather drink the 12, and for the price-point, this is my favorite rum in my bar.

Top shelf quality - very drinkable neat - particularly smooth with a great balance and medium length. Nice colour too. Would recommend.

E very good, not so sweet and gives you a premium taste rum!

Smooth rum that has an excellent flavour and just a touch of smoke and very little burn. I always have multiple bottles on hand!

Really liked this rum. Worth the investment. A lot of character in this

I read very good reviews about this rum and I bought the 2 glass pack, for posterity. It did not disappoint. Very nice , smooth with oaky, vanilla, raisins notes. What it reminded me of, although a lot sweeter is the Courvoisier VSOP-XO. A lot similar to Dictador 20. I think I will return to it.

sugar, sugar, sugar ... same for 15 and 21el dorados

One of my favorite bottles I've bought. Really nice to sip. Haven't had the heart to mix it into anything yet
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A very nice way in to rum. It may be sweetened, but it is not over done.

One friend praised the rum for drinking two bottles with his wife. But what is it? I couldn't finish it. I don't like it at all, I believe there are other batches and not every bottle can taste the same, but I close this chapter. The magic thing is that I gave the 15th version a chance and it has become my absolute icon for rum and I'm still coming back to it.

Známý mi tento rum chválil, že už mají za sebou s manželkou dvě láhve. Ale co to? Já ho nemohl dopít... Vůbec mě to nedostalo, věřím, že jsou i jiné šarže a ne každá láhev může chutnat stejně, ale já tuto kapitolu uzavírám. Kouzelné na tom je, že jsem dal šanci 15y verzi a ta se naopak stala mou naprostou ikonou pro rum a stále se k ní vracím.