El Dorado 12-Year

I find this my go-to sipping rum. The price is low enough not to feel guilty about sipping it, but the taste is smooth and flows over the tongue.

This is an enjoyable rum, especially after a nice dinner. Great flavours like dried red fruit, raisins, vanilla, caramel and a light hint of oak. Sweet, but in a good way, not too sweet.

Excellent every day sipping rum that’s readily available and affordable.

First tasted at the Palace Cafe in New Orleans. I'll fight anyone who doesn't like this rum. Ruby red color. Butterscotch and anise to the aroma. The balance of pepper-alcohol-honey sweetness is near perfect to my tastes. Plus, this remains a crazy great price by comparison to the longer aged offerings by Diamond.

Whenever my exploration of rums from all over the world hits a roadblock for whatever reason this is what I'll get to remind myself what my journey's all about. El Dorado 12 is a pleasantly aromatic spirit with a hint of leather on the back end and zero to complain about. This is a delicious rum whether neat or with a mixer and never fails to please; I imagine it'll be good for both beginners and seasoned rum enthusiast alike. In fact I'd say that the *only* problem with the El Dorado 12 is the existence of the El Dorado 15! ;-)

Good taste to it, probably could drink straight. Need to try mix drink

Flavoursome and a long taste finish a tad sweet for my palate

Buon rum ad un prezzo onesto. Per i miei gusti però troppo dolciastro.

Very disappointed in this rum. Tasting after
enjoying Real McCoy 5 year old which I give a solid 8.
This rum taste and looks artificial. Too much caramel coloring along with taste. As a mixer alright, drinking straight no way!
Much rather spend my money on Godlings Black Seal which has more character than this.

Bought this as the same time as Diplomatico and though both are definitely good rums this was slightly behind the Venezuelan rum.