El Dorado Special Reserve 15-Year

I have already seen a lot of comments about this El Dorado 15years and I'm not dissappointed.
With this nice amber color, this El Dorado leaves long legs on your glass. The oak aroma is well present at the beginning but if you leave it breathing few minutes, it will then release all his aromas.
I have really enjoyed it.

This rum i really fine. Not so sweet like Diplomatico Grand Reserva and more character. But Diplomatico together with this El Dorado are excellent choice for everybody who starts with premium rum and also for sipping with friends. This rum you cant make a mistake... Everybody likes it!
A beautiful bottle - a replica bottles worn by plantation owners during their inspections :)

very well balanced with brown sugar, vanilla, dry fruit, apricot. Easy to drink. Not enough complex for me but it is a good indicator of what will be 21 years old Version

Le rhum el dorado 12 est excellent et j avais envie de gouter son grand frere.le premier est plus sucre et semble convenir au plus grand nombre.mais le 15 ans une fois aere 15 minutes revele toute sa complexite.il ressemble un peu a un whisky mais avec plus de douceur.des notes legeres de reglisse une bonne longueur en bouche en font un rhum excellent.En regoutant les 2 je prefere le 15 ans qui est tres doux.note 8.8.

Not so sweet, so not my top choice. No aftertaste. Very weird...

Nose: Big, deep, full. Bigger than the 12 year old. Cut oak, aniseed, brown sugar, molasses, a bit of engine oil and some tar. A little smoke creeps in, slightly burnt and smoky toffee. Definately related to the 12 year old but beefed up, more brooding and deeper. Complex and murky. Yum.

Palate: Sweet delivery and quite a viscous mouth-feel. A mirror of the nose with aniseed again and black liqcourice, plenty of oak and some char/soot. The savouries are holding the sweets off, just about. Some slightly sour fruits, stone fruit and prunes in juice.

Finish: Medium to long. Spicy and sweet at the same time. The sugar coats your mouth and carries the sweetness to the finish but the oaky spices buzz around your mouth and dry up with that liqcourice and aniseed. Right at the end there are some more lively fruits like pineapples and oranges and a lasting note of leather/tobacco.

Same score as the 12, although I like this better. It's more of a 7.5.

More here:
https://rumtastic.wordpress.com/2016/02/22/el-dorado-15-year-old-review/

Incredible balance and taste Not as sweet as the 12 yr

I not found big different from El Dorado 12. Just little bit smoother. I thing is more better rums for that price.

This rum is a pretty good one on the rocks! The smell make me buy it and... I'm quite satisfied ! I can't say if I prefer this one too the El Dorado 12 but, for sure, it's not a bad choice ! To try !

Der 15er El Dorado wurde mir von mehreren Seiten als günstige, jedoch ebenbürtige Alternative zum 21er empfohlen (der ja im gehobenen Preissegment angesiedelt ist). Der Rum ist wirklich gut - aber mit seinem grossen Bruder kommt er halt nicht mit - er kann (fast) alles, aber eben nicht ganz so gut. Angenehm süss, cremig und sanft mit leichter Alkoholschärfe. Der Rum bietet jedoch ein Top Preis-Leistungsverhältnis.