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El Dorado 8-Year rum

El Dorado 8-Year

Guyana | Aged | 40% ABV

El Dorado 8-year is distilled from fermented molasses before it’s aged 8 years.

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294 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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294 El Dorado 8-Year Ratings

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Hugohalvorsen 🇸🇪 | 5 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

This rum is really good.. it’s not zacapa good or xo good but it’s really good like I can drink this instead of Plantation xo man.. and for the price this rum is INSANE

Michael 🇺🇸 | 18 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

Hard to get this out here in the San Francisco area, so I horde it when it shows up at my favorite shop (kudos to SF Wine Trading Company in Taraval for special ordering it). It's only a few bucks more than ED5 (here in the US anyway) and a truly superb rum! As far as I'm concerned it renders ED12 completely moot. A bit more firey, young, and aggressive than ED15, and not as suave as EHP. But a fine choice for daily rum goodness. And, you can throw it in a mixed cocktail without feeling too guilty - which of course you'd never do with ED12+

Eric Dondero 🇺🇸 | 3 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

I'm not a sipper. Mix it with coke and twist of lime. El Dorado 5 is great. 8 is even better. Haven't tried the others like 12. Almost afraid too. El Dorado 8 is so perfect, why spoil it?

Eric - Texas Gulf Coast

Eric Dondero 🇺🇸 | 2 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

I like all the El Dorado series. This is the best. A tad bit pricey. But well worth it.

Mixed with Coca-cola, twist of lime.

I love Myer's Rum. Also like Sailor Jerry's. But it's a bit strong.

El Dorado and Myer's, all time best. Just right amount of sweetness.

Bennyboy 🇨🇦 | 15 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

When pressed to say my favourite rum (a question with no true answer), I just say El Dorado 12. A well-aged rum with the bold characteristics of a spirit half its age and warm pleasure of one of greater age, it will take a confident and well-earned seat in any scenario.
Countless nights have I found myself sipping this rum neat, alone in a daiquiri and dancing with rums from Jamaica, Barbados, and Nicaragua in more complex mixes.
Oak, orange, baking spice, orange, brown sugar, and a little taste of heaven, itself.
A constant must-have on every bar.

WallieYB 🇳🇱 | 2 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

In the Netherlands available under €20, it is a great full bodied rum. Pleasant neat, doesn't leave an afterburn and stands it ground in a cocktail. Therefore a perfect allrounder!

Trini Yank 🇹🇹 | 41 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

Great sipper, neat or on the rocks. Different enough from 12 that you don't mind having both in the house at the same time. As always with ED, very cheap and a great value.

fitnesscoach 🇺🇸 | 2 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

At the price point, it is very hard to justify another even at $10 or 15 more. Smooth vanilla, toffee, and caramel notes. Great ED after work sipper. Makes a mean top shelf daquari too.

Marty 🇺🇸 | 102 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

My number one go to aged rum. And for the price, there is little else that compares. Rum is my drink of choice, but I have not yet learned to review and distinguish all the nuances and subtleties. I just know what I like. And I like this one very much. I have tried nearly every El Dorado rum that I have had the opportunity to purchase.

Mike Pooch 🇺🇸 | 39 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

I give this a 9 because it’s really a great value and it is very close to the 12...which is my personal favorite sipper. It has a semi sweet smokey-oaky, caramel-vanilla and some plum-fruit notes. Great value for mixing too, keeps me from mixing with the 12! I sip it on the rocks too.




Brand Details

Name: 8-Year
Years Aged: 8
ABV: 40%
Type: El Dorado
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No

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