El Dorado 12-Year

If your going to try you first eldorado I would go with the 15

It’s really good, but after giving it plenty of thought, the 15 year old is worth the extra money.

Minus one for the added sugar.

Til en pris på 250kr, så kan den klart anbefales, kan drikkes rent, men er virkelig en fantastisk mixer rom.

Good sipper but also good with cola. Slight alcohol burn with flavors of caramel, spice, and citrus.

Exceptional flavor profile for me (good oak/sweet balance) and plenty smooth with just enough bite to remind me it is rum.

I have tried the 15 year as well and love it, but find it hard to justify the increase in cost to get to the 15. When first getting into tasting rum, I would routinely use the 12 as a benchmark and really appreciate the quality for the price point (~$35). It has recently become available in my area and it is time for me to revisit this classic.

Firstly you get not a solera-(which is not always bad) but actual 12 years old rum and it shows.

Even the smell is a messenger something good is on its way.

First sip neat and you get a complex mix of burbon/cognac complexity of tastes but in the aftertaste you are reminded of the obvious that it is actually a rum. It is sweet and very smooth. Notes of honey, oak, spice, coconut and zest fruits. Someone like me who is a newby, will be blown away by the complexity.

On the rocks with little club soda was a way to go for me (as it is shown in the picture) as it does not lose any taste but only gets smoother to drink.

Za ty penize moc dobry a zajimavy rum. Na celovecerni piti je optimalni.

I really enjoy this one, it has an amazing smell and a great taste for the price.

This is a sweet rum with good taste. Not special. According my brother in law it is really good with cola as it brings out the coconut flavour. I am now curious to the 15 and 21 years El Dorado.

Rum ktorý má naučil že rum nie je rum odkedy som si ho kúpil sme skúšali minimálne 30 rumov ale eldorado si kúpim znovu.