El Dorado 2002 Versailles

On the nose, notes of nuts are released on the almond and walnut. It is nevertheless very fresh with perhaps a little orange aroma. In the mouth, alcohol is present but the sweet side makes for a good balance. Very complex with a super long finish. It is a beautiful rum but like his brother Enmore, it is just as expensive.

A very nice nose that needs to breathe a bit (63% vol). I pick up tobacco, homemade caramel, leather, vanilla and wooden planks with sap-like overtones. There’s no denying the pot still character. In the mouth the rum hit’s me intensely with the same lovely notes found in the nose, but it also feels a little sharper than other cask strength rums in this category. The finish is fairly subtle given the initial flavour explosion, but lingers for a while with a little woody caramel. Very nice. The slight lack of refinement and high price, holds this otherwise wonderful bottle from achieving a 9 in my book.

Really delicious Demerara. Complex, deep flavours, spices, raisins, plum, coffee, no added BS (sugar etc) - Amen. Love it.

Den smager dejligt, men afslutningen er meget tør og skarp.

63%. Udgivet i 2015. Marque VSG.

Really thick and chewy. Coats the pallet and takes your senses for a joy ride. Very rich. Very complex. Syrupy. Not sweet. Superb balance. Great spice and smoke notes. First rate with an epic finish. Pricy and worth it. A superior craft rum.

Very good rum and how El Dorado should be, without added sugar and with a great punch!

Very harsh, spicy and strong, but with a certain amount of dried fruit, oak, leather and molasses

Top rum van El Dorado. Met een abv van 63℅ zijn de smaken en aromas erg sterk. Caramel, tabak, tropisch fruit, kaneel.

Coffee, clove, caramel and sherry wood in aroma; heating molases start, butter, raisins, figs, touch of licorice in body; butterscotch, sherry tail.

This was such nice rum with a somewhat high ABV that isn’t off putting. I wish El Dorado would have more non additive rums like this.