El Dorado 21-Year

This was the first high end rum that I ever had the privilege of trying, it started my love affair for sipping rums. Its smooth, sweet, with notes of vanilla, oak, and brown sugar. I always enjoy a glass of it.

Goût boisé et fumé. Bien équilibré. Expressif. N’a pas été conçu pour plaire à un large public. Ce rhum affirme son identité. S’approche du scotch dans ses flaveurs. On est bien loin du rhum doux avec des parfums fruités. C’est du straight qui laisse transparaître un savoir faire indéniable!
J’ai dégusté 3 verres en même temps. Le 12 ans, le 15 ans et le 21 ans. On sent des traits de famille entre les 3, dans les parfums et au goût. Pour comparer, je dirai que le 12 ans est commercial, le 15 ans in between, et le 21 ans pour les vrais de vrais ! ☺️ Cheers !

Sampled at the Laka Lono Rum Club Tasting on 6/30/21. Pours brown in color. Pronounced molasses and caramel and brown sugar. All jumps out in the aroma. Thick as pancake syrup. The flavor is absolute single malt whiskey. Big dollop of demerara sugar. Mint flavors and spruce. Damn.

Bright label, not dark, hate that taste, maby I'm not an old fisherman to like that as peated whyskey and drum tabacco

It is really good but honestly not that much better than the 12 year.

Title says it all. Not as sweet as its 15 year old younger brother - and that's no bad thing! Absolutely amazing rum!

Best rum I've tried so far. Not cheap and I keep it reserved for special occasions and special people.

WOW- I have tried the 12 year old El Dorado in the past, but this is on another level, quite simply the smoothest rum i have ever tasted, not at all overly sweet, amazing aroma and a burst of flavour before sliding effortlessly down the gullet with no appreciable alcohol burn before warming the stomach, lovely stuff.

Absolutely disappointing, I found that the 21-year-old which is easily twice the price of the 12-year-old is simply no worth it. It just ok in my books, the 12 is better. So sad, I was expecting to fall out of my chair. Nope, not worth it.

I ordered an El Dorado 15 at a bar once, but they didn't have it. I bought few drinks before (plus tipped them for great service) and they "treated" me to it, for 15's price. I was a little tipsy already, but i remember the taste; sweet, like honey and caramel, with a slightly numbing aftertaste. To be honest, if the waitress hadn't explained all of that to me in detail, i would think it was the 15 that i was drinking. I know the specifics about this distillery, the tradition and old technology used, but their rums are too sweet, too mild and according to my humble opinion, too overpriced, as well. Seems to be ideal for a dessert though, but for that purpose, i would certainly prefer Dictador Insolent XO much better. Decent choice, still. Rum drinkers with a sweet tooth for sweet rum, just add 2 points to my score. Still, not a top shelf ace, in my cabinet.