Skeldon El Dorado Rare Collection SWR

Chocolate-caramel sipper, complex and balanced

According to users, it tastes like deep chocolate, vanilla, and roasted wood, with a lush, creamy texture. People recommend it for its harmonious balance and impressive length.

9.0/10 231 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Superb balance and depth
    Long, satisfying finish
    Creamy, dessert-like texture

    Reviewers keep coming back to this Skeldon for its incredible balance of dark chocolate, roasted wood, and sweet caramel. Many describe it as "a dessert in a glass," with creamy vanilla, coconut, coffee, and dried fruit weaving throughout. Sipped slowly after dinner or shared among collectors, it's known for its complexity and smooth strength. This limited Demerara stands out with remarkable depth, earning frequent praise as a must-have for rum enthusiasts.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Woody Coconut Caramelized

    Taste

    Woody Caramel Dark chocolate Roasted

    How is this rum rated?

    9.0/10 231 reviews
    Top 10% Guyana
    Top 22% Skeldon

     Simply excellent. Brings the Demerara-typical, unique in this form oak vanilla note in perfection in glass. In addition, chocolate melt, hints of latte, fine spices, caramel, a touch of dried fruit and allspice ... I am impressed time and again by the aromatic force that this bottling conjures up in the glass. That a completely tropically stored Guyana in the Skeldon Marque with such a high-class profile remains available for so long at the issue price is in view of the current demand m.E. not rationally explainable - but shall be fine with me. An absolute price-performance tip, even at prices well beyond the 200€.

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    9.1 /10
    Review by: Jakob

     The brother of the Skeldon 2001 S.B.S. "The Nectar", but with many nuances. A very similar nose, with brown sugar and vanilla. More sweetness. Sweetness and vivacity, super interesting. Beautifully dark, lively, deep and elegant on the palate. Long, rich finish. The empty glass reveals more fruit and a slight smokiness. It's like being in a private English club, with old varnished wood, a fireplace and cracked leather armchairs. More balanced than the Enmore 1996, it deserves a few more points. Best with the Skeldon 2001 from S.B.S. RX13842 in this little Skeldon tasting.

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    9.3 /10
    Review by: cigares

     Full load of chocolate ahead with roasted aromas, plus all kinds of fruit and caramel. Smells bombastically delicious. The nose continues in the mouth, with the chocolate and mocha dominating strongly, paired with dry wood and leather. Dark notes, heavy sweetness and citrus fruits remain. Maximum roundness. This is exactly my taste and the best rum I've had in my glass so far. Hence the high score!

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    9.5 /10
    Review by: Tim

     wow🤤. a mixture of banana split and rum grape nut chocolate both on the nose and in the taste. very very cool! a bit like baked honey banana with dark chocolate grated over it and a bar of rum grape nut with orange peel and toasted barrel. in the finish then subtle mocha coffee notes, dried apricot, date, salted pecan, as well as beautiful, slightly bitter roasted aromas and tannins. Extremely tasty and balanced! Compared to the Albion and Diamond CBH, however, it's almost a little too incomplex for me. But that's really complaining on a very high level. Nevertheless, an absolutely fantastic rum at an incredibly fair price for the quality on offer!

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    9.0 /10
    Review by: crazyforgoodbooze
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Brand
    El Dorado
    RumX ID
    RX122
    ABV
    58,3%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    2000
    Mark
    SWR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    18 years
    No. of bottles
    4,368
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Skeldon 2000   18yr   58,3% El Dorado Rare Collection SWR

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 336 bottles to their collections:

    closed
    286
    opened
    37
    emptied
    13
    Open rate
    15%
    Ø Market value
    296€

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    About the Skeldon distillery

    The Skeldon distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Skeldon have been reviewed 734 times with an average of 8.9/10.

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