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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

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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1392 El Dorado 12-Year Ratings

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Legru Fabian 🇧🇪 | 20 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

C'est un rhum corsé en bouche qui laisse place à des saveurs de fruits et épice.

Robert Klein 🇮🇱 | 11 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

By the time I finished the El Dorado, I had already had a change of heart, and time has only solidfied my feelings. ED12 is very good rum, but it is not top notch. Too simple and too sweet, IMHO. But I'm leaving my original comments below because they did represent my feelings at the time, and readers deserve to see a more positive side to this nevertheless very respectable rum.

After reading up on rums, I finally settled on the Mount Gay XO and El Dorado 12 as a complementary pair that each offers a great tasting experience at a relatively affordable price (about $45 & $55 respectively). I once had Ron Zacapa XO, so I know what a "10" can taste like. To be fair, I'd have to try the Zacapa with these to really know how much - if any - separation there really is. But what I can say is that regardless of the exact score, what the majority of people have written here and on other websites is spot on: Mount Gay XO is for people who want that whiskey twang, while El Dorado 12 has a pure, smooth rum flavor. Both are very sophisticated, and alternating between them (or even mixing them occasionally!) really helps keep both fresh and interesting. I also recommend to anyone out there who only drinks rum to expand out as I did (originally only drank whiskey) and get some whiskey and some brandy, too. All very different and worthwhile tasting experiences. Enjoy!

P.S. I'm using this same basic text for both my Mount Gay XO and El Dorado 12 reviews.

Tom Rhoads 🇺🇸 | 88 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

I love my rums neat to enjoy and appreciate the work and skill of the distiller and master blender and this one is really working for me now.

The aroma is not over powering. Just enough vanilla and caramel for me. wonderful flavors in my mouth.

This one could be dangerous.

Carsten 🇩🇪 | 12 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Mein 5. Rating:
Seit dem Pampero wurde mein Interesse an Rumtastings geweckt.
Und somit wurde es an der Zeit, in die nächst höhere Preisklasse vorzustoßen.
Der 12-jährige El Dorado war mein erster dieser Klasse.

Preis: ca. 28-35€

Geruch:
Er riecht nach schwerer, dichter Süße. Leichte Alkoholnote sticht hervor. Die Süße kann ich nicht definieren, sie riecht lecker, aber nicht nach Toffee oder so.

Geschmack pur (Note 7):
Zuerst sticht die Alkoholschärfe hervor, diese ist aber überraschend mild und angenehm. Gleichzeitig breitet sich die Süße aus und nimmt den ganze Mund ein. Im Abgang ist er schwer und langanhaltend. Der Rumgeschmack ist vollmundig und bleibt noch lange erhalten. Auf jeden Fall pur zu genießen.

Geschmack in Cola (Note 8):
Hier findet man zwar nicht so sehr die leckeren Noten von Toffee und Karamell wie im Pampero wieder, aber dafür ist der Gesamtgeschmack so intensiv und langanhaltend, dass man einfach mehr will. Alkoholschärfe ist nicht zu vernehmen. Der Pampero wirkt dagegen sprittiger, dünn und kurzatmig, trumpft dafür aber mit mehr Toffee-/Karamellgeschmack auf.

Insgesamt ein geiles, leckeres Zeugs!
Hier macht sich der Preisunterschied von ca. 10€ sofort bemerkbar.

nichaos 🇬🇷 | 81 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Βανίλια , εσπεριδοειδή , καρυκεύματα , όλα σε μια "γλυκιά" αρμονία μεταξύ τους .......
Όσα έχω βαθμολογήσει από 8 και πάνω,σίγουρα συγκαταλέγονται στα αγαπημένα μου. Δικαίως μπαίνει σε αυτήν την κατηγορία το συγκεκριμένο. Τόσο γλυκό όσο πρέπει , τόση ένταση στο αλκοόλ όση πρέπει, ωραία μύτη , μακρυά επίγευση .......

drobz 🇨🇿 | 34 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Z počátku trochu štiplavý, ale poté sladký a hladký.
Popravdě jsem na tento rum neměl dost času (který by si určitě zasloužil) a to možná způsobilo tu mírnou štiplavost...

Za ty peníze (cca 630 Kč) určitě dobrá volba.

jurator 🇨🇿 | 36 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

12 yo El Dorado is for me the most valuable aged rum below 1000CZK.

Kees 🇳🇱 | 6 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Very smooth and easy to drink... I have to be carefull with this one.. Without noticing, the bottle was empty..

Daniel Lindén 🇸🇪 | 59 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Som alla andra skriver här, riktigt härlig doft av frukt och kanske lite apelsin och vanilj, satt länge och lukta i glaset efter. Smaken är len och rätt söt.

Jiri 🇨🇿 | 33 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

At first I do not like the aroma, but after a few minutes in a glass relatively nice fruit and sugar smell. Taste is fantastic, smooth, at the beginning acceptably sweet, fine dry end. Well balanced rum, I will definitely buy another bottle.

Axel 🇩🇪 | 90 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Nice Rum, it goes in the direction of Whiskey. not to Sweet, very pleasant.




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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