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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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1388 El Dorado 12-Year Ratings

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xCorporalx 🇩🇪 | 98 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

The smell is fruity and alcoholic...last goes away a bit after letting it breathe...but still sensable...

The taste is good with a burn at the end...the taste sticks a while around...

I tried after the 12 year old the older brother, the elderly dorado 15. Did not like it too much...it kinda stinks compared to the 12. I am surprised as well that they differ so much from each other...the taste is Ok from the 15, but the smell and taste is in my opinion way better with the younger 12.

I give the 12 a solid 7...but there are better rums out there...for example the Plantation 20th Anniversary...from the price range closer to the 15. In the same price range of the 12 ist the Ron Barco de Vargas which tastes better than the 12.

I will keep the 12 in my bar stock though.

Thomas Jesen 🇩🇰 | 41 ratings
Posted 10 years ago

Her får du meget rom for pengene. Lækker smag.
Absolut genkøb.

Tito Jackson 🇺🇸 | 28 ratings
Posted over 10 years ago

A wonderful blend of sweet, burn, and wood flavors. This is a rum to measure others by.

Baconav 🇺🇸 | 14 ratings
Posted over 10 years ago

Well refined making it great for consuming straight up or on the rocks. Aromatic and fruity.

Rongo Tiki 🇺🇸 | 20 ratings
Posted over 10 years ago

A medium sipper. A little strong for me.

rhum boogie 🇬🇧 | 30 ratings
Posted over 10 years ago

all the usual bull for the tasting note, hints of this, tones of that, cool if you not so flush to buy the 21 (which is over priced) really nice in a mix, maple syrup, good cider, and ice...can be be sipped or poured over rocks, maybe el dorado should make this in to a solera....yeah, it deserves more than a couple of shots....(the 8 is better!)

BerodeQuentin 🇫🇷 | 40 ratings
Posted over 10 years ago

There is not much to say about that rum except that every buyer will be conquere by it's flavour profile, quality & value for money.

Distiller Evan 🇺🇸 | 30 ratings
Posted almost 11 years ago

drink neat or on the rocks

Simon 🇬🇧 | 7 ratings
Posted almost 11 years ago

This is one of the nicest rums you can get - at £30 it's a bargain.
Price is not indicative of quality and this rum from this small island proves it.
If you use this in a punch, like my sister did, you need a stern talking too.
Smooth, lots of flavour and no head freeze hit - brilliant!

JIsurfer 🇺🇸 | 17 ratings
Posted almost 11 years ago

I had this, the same time as Diplomatico Reserva. This was good, but not on the same level of complexity as the DR. It still had a slight burn to it, which I wouldn't expect with a rum over $30. I still enjoyed it though and would probably get it again, if it was available here.

shelteredexistence 🇺🇸 | 49 ratings
Posted almost 11 years ago

This is my first Demerara rum, and I'm glad I started here! I would characterize it as intensely flavorful and aromatic. A fresh pour exhibits an explosion of scent, taking a few minutes to settle down. Afterward, a unique (to my taste) combination of fruit/candy sweetness and cigar-box duskiness. The palette and finish, though, are almost entirely candy but with the wonderful complexities of 12 years of aging. A llllllooooonnnnnnggggg finish on this one, similar to the Ron Abuelo line.

At just over $20 in my area, a superb value for those who enjoy a sweetly-flavorul sipping rum.




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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