El Dorado 2009 Port Mourant Cask Strength Single Still 12-Year

I wish to have every rum 50+°. 40°? - the rubbish. So welcome El Dorado cask strength, single cask, still pot, almost 57°.

Absolutely seductive on the nose, just a bit of spirit, then fruity, licorice aroma.

Silky smooth, oily, tart, rich, funky, expressive. Detected: dark chocolate, prunes, dates, wood, touch of tobacco. I guess everything you would wish to get is in place in there.

Little burn straight at 57°, but there is close to nothing in 10min of breathing.

Virtually infinit aftertaste.

Definitely, one of the best from 180+ sorts I've tried.

Thanks Eldo Радость!

Edit: according to Canadian "scientists" it's 55.6°

Great rum. I am not a good enough poet to describe adequately. Take neat in brandy snifter, swirl, smell, and sip. Bouquet and taste keep evolving more than an hour. So subtle and interesting it took me hours to go through two ounces in the brandy snifter. An after dinner drink for when you have hours to relax and enjoy.

Extremely good demerara rum here. The port mourant gives it an added depth and complexity, a bit of grassiness, that accentuates the molasses, dark fruit, etc flavors. Very well balanced.