El Dorado 15 (Onwards 2020) 15-Year

Nothing else to add. Really good for both sipping and mixing

El Dorado 15yo je blendem rumů z několika destilačních zařízení: Enmore, Diamond a dřevěných Port Mourant a Versailles. Zraje min. 15 let v dubových sudech po bourbonu.

Aroma: Tropické ovoce (výrazné pomeranče), banány, čokoláda, opálené dřevo, leštěnka na nábytek. Snad i stopa slanosti.
Chuť: Na vteřinu sladkost, poté však nastupuje hutně hořké kakao, dřevo, hřebíček a pepř. Krásně jemná a plná chuť.
Dozvuk: Opálené dřevo, mírná zemitost mísící se s ovocem a hořkým kakaem. Střední.
Sladkost: 0/3
Ochutnán vzorek
Čekal jsem ultraslaďouše (jako 12yo), ale byl jsem velmi příjemně překvapen nulovou sladkostí a neskutečnou komplexitou. Po ochutnávce jsem zjistil, že se jedná o "nové plnění"; krásná ukázka toho, jak hezky rum vynikne, když není umučen cukrem. Za tu cenu velká paráda!

Perfect level of the spices and aroma. Loved it from first sip

No added sugar anymore makes this a character full rum with spices, wood and a nice burnt caramel.

This is hands-down my favorite sipper the past couple of years, and for an over-the-top rum old fashion. Love the complexity, feel, taste. Dark, rich, caramel-like without being sweet. Smooth - despite the alcohol content. Loads or complex aromas and long finish of vanilla and maybe cinnamon.

Smooth and much more pleasant than the 12. Better than the 21 to me. Upset my stomach after though.

Got better the longer it breathed, Caramel and Molasses on the nose with a near on thick mouth feel.

Despite 43% ABV a complex nose with depth and without dominating alcohol. The palate matches the nose with lots of aroma and only little sweetness.

My favorite rum for the price. Should be able to find it in the $50 range and this rum should be rated much higher than 8.1. This is the rum I get my whisky friends to sample and they are always amazed at the taste and price point.

You really get an evolving flavor from this rum as it lingers. Makes an amazing rum old fashioned. I would even cut the sweetness as to let the flavor of the rum really shine through.

EDIT: Now that I have tried more rums, and more aged rums specifically, this seems to fall short of my expectations compared to others like the Plantation XO. This is still a solid rum but lacks as much of the backend flavor and evolution of its colleagues at least for my palate.