El Dorado 3-Year

This rum works just fine as a cocktailrum. This is for when you are making a mojito, or perhaps, if you want to do a sharp daiquiri.

It's nice and dry, but I get quite a lot of alcohol on the nose, and very little fruit. Was mixing Daiquiris for guests, so wasn't able to let it sit and re-taste. At around $20, it's a fine white mixer—infinitely better than what is offered by the bigger brands. But I can't say it's much better than the FdC 4 Extra Dry, which is simply a better value (at least in my area).

That said, it's definitely worth a try, and if your options are limited, this is a much better choice than most, and I imagine a noticeable step-up from ED's Superior White (which I haven't tasted, and am in no hurry to).

For a white rum it is good for mixing has some floors to it with a strong alcohol smell to it

It's nice, white and fairly smooth for the price and aging. What was surprising was you get the demerara flavor upfront, but a definite coconut finish. Dry too. You could probably make an excellent coconut flavored drink with this.. if you balance out the burn and just enhance the natural flavors of this rum, it would be a fantastic mix.

This is a white rum that you can actually drink neat. It wouldn't be my first choice, it's pretty low on flavor, but the charcoal filtering means it is incredibly smooth and a great for use in drinks where you want other flavors to lead.

This classic white rum offers aromas of toasted coconut, vanilla bean with hints of caramel and spice. Elegant enough for sipping neat but best used in upscale cocktails.

Une belle douceur, un nez agréable. Idéal en mojitos par exemple 😋

Nice one where a light demerara rum is requested - 5.5/10

Drinkable white rum, but nothing to write home about.

After letting my first ounce breathe in a snifter for about 10 minutes or so, that initial burn on the aroma and going down the pipe is gone. What you have after that is very faint hints of coconut, chocolate, and vanilla, but not enough to rival those from Vizcaya Cristal. So there was no need to do side by side taste testing against my top three white rums all rated as a 7. I also rate this a tad better than Cruzan Light, but at another $7 over Cruzan and having to drive another 25 miles one way to replace this entry level El Dorado, I seriously doubt that I would buy it again. It is still much more readily available and cheaper than Vizcaya Cristal, which is it's closest comparison.