Skeldon El Dorado Rare Collection SWR

 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€.

 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.

 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!

 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!

 wonderful bottling that is always fun to drink. Addendum: Not only fun, but also plays in the absolute king's class. Compared to Velier Skeldon 1973/1978, it doesn't just do well blind!

 A very good tropical aged Demerara. Pronounced influences from the barrel and raisins.

 Demerara in all its splendor, an exceptional rum 🤤

 Excellent rum, but the price of 260 euros for me is not worth the purchase. Well balanced and represents all the characteristics that I love in a rum, unfortunately there are in my opinion many others competitive at half the price. Luckily I bought a sample.On the nose and palate woody and dark chocolate scents. Vanilla and caramel very weak and perfectly integrated.Finale below expectations.However a rum that I would never stop drinking.

 More open and fruity with less heavy dark notes compared to continental aged 2001 batch.

 Quite a similar profile to its brother Albion 2004. An amazing rum !

 The blueprint of a Guyana rum🤩 Tea, chocolate, spices, caramel, dark chocolate, earthy, woody, syrup, molasses. This rum rises in my estimation the longer I drink it. It is very smooth, has enough complexity and is also very straightforward and accessible. Wonderful!

 Put much more expensive Guyana Columns in the shade! Mixture of Velier Skeldon and El Dorado Albion. Outstanding PLV.

 Franconian Tasting Gang Edit: at the tasting we tried some El Dorados like this one, as well as the Enmore and Albion. The conclusion: you can't go wrong with any of these bottlings. In contrast to the Velier bottlings, these are still available at affordable prices and the difference for me is only minimal. Whereby this one scored the "worst" ;-)

 Excellent 💪🏻

 Nose: indescribably balanced and varied, at first the sweetness of caramel and cream toffee predominates, then walnut, bourbon and dried fruit come in and they are complemented by spice and barrel notes. Heaviness and creaminess can already be guessed!Palate: very oily texture and perfect continuation of the nose, still sweet (burnt sugar) but now more coffee, dark chocolate and wood. Still super balanced, here nothing stands out or dances out of line!Finish: again a harmonious continuation but not eternally longAt this rum I find absolutely nothing disturbing and that is at the same time the only thing you could reproach him: there are simply no corners or edges 😉One of the top-class easy sipper I know!