Alles in allem bin ich vom Geruch angetan, geschmacklich ausgewogen und sehr mild sagt mir der 12 Jährige zu. Today, Demerara Distillers Limited operates the last remaining distillery in Guyana at Plantation Diamond on the East Bank of the Demerara River, after having consolidated all the old original stills and marques which make Demerara Rum so distinctive.

Im Mund erkennt man eine angenehme hervorstechende Süsse, Toffee, leichte Vanille und später ein wenig herbe Eiche und leichten Alkohol.The coffey still is definitely more present in the blend (sans sugar, this reminds me more of Havana Club which is also column distilled).

Some of my favourite ever rums have come from this still though the characteristics don't seem so pronounced. London has hosted the Caribbean Rum tasting awards for 10 years and of those this Rum has achieved Gold for 7 years! With its intriguing combination of fruity notes and a smooth, buttery texture, El Dorado 5-Year-Old Gold rum stands as a testament to the art of rum-making and the expertise of the distillers at El Dorado. I introduce this to my friends who's only experience with rum is the likes of Captain Morgan's or Kraken Black Spiced.A vibrant entry leads to an evolving palate of fruit, caramel and toasted coconut fading to a vanilla tinted glow. Crafted using primarily spirit produced at Uitvlugt and the Savale stills in Guyana, along with Enmore's wooden Coffey still, this rum encapsulates a harmonious fusion of different distillation methods. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. They mention that it is soft in the mouth with great density and silky flow, and is a smooth drink that rum drinkers would enjoy. Palate Sweet and syrupy with notes of sweet spices, thick notes of dark brown sugar and molasses, treacle, toffee and prunes.

El Dorado is on a mission to create the smallest environmental footprint in rum, this means taking responsibility for the way we source, distill and transport the world’s best rum. Honouring over 300 years of Caribbean rum crafting, El Dorado’s 12 Year Old Rum uses its original wooden heritage stills to masterfully coax out rich and diverse characters from within the spirit, resulting in rum that is uniquely smooth and complex. There is none of the sugary flavors that you get with cheaper mixing rums, and this has absolutely no resemblance to the 1970 rum essence that seems to plague the cheap end of the market. The recipe combines several varieties of rum carefully selected by the Master Blender, aged in oak barrels for a minimum period of 21 years. The El Dorado 15 Year Old is artfully blended using marques from the EHP Wooden Coffey, the Metal Coffey, the Port Mourant Double Wooden Pot Still and the Versailles Single Wooden Pot Still.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. A delicious blend of Caribbean rum, El Dorado 15 Year Old marries spirits from the Enmore and Diamond Coffey stills, the Port Mourant double wooden pot still and the Versailles single wooden pot still. Crafted by Demerara Distillers in Guyana, this elegant tipple embodies over three centuries of Caribbean rum-making tradition. Er schmeckt mir etwas besser als der 15jährige El Dorado, welcher mit herberer Eichennote und längerem Abgang daher kommt. The El Dorado 12 Year Old possesses a rich fruity bouquet of explosive flavours, owing largely to the estery richness acquired from the EHP Wooden Coffey and Metal Coffey Stills.

Take your senses on a journey to Guyana, and discover why El Dorado is a globally celebrated name in premium rums. A superbly rich amber coloured Guyanese Rum distilled strictly from local Demerara sugar cane juice grown on the banks of the Demerara river to produce a rich vanilla, roasted coffee and chocolate aroma followed by a well balanced and silky smooth palate with notes of dried fruit, tobacco and spice. Drawing on our legacy of tradition, flavour and diversity, our Master Blenders have produced a collection of Blended Rums - each possessing its own unique character.

The story of rum in Guyana started in the 1640s with the introduction of sugar cane by the early European settlers.