Skeldon El Dorado Rare Collection SWR 2000

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, and more complex than the "Soulfire".

Certainly one of the best Skeldons. A full load of chocolate with roasted aromas, plus all kinds of fruit, vanilla 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. Round to the max. 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! Definitely still the king in terms of PLV as far as Skeldon SWR is concerned!

The very first glass reveals: a bottling that never fails to delight. With a little time in the glass, it becomes clear that it is more than just a "fun maker" - it plays in the absolute premier class. In direct comparison with the legendary Velier Skeldon 1973 and 1978, the 2000 has nothing to hide. Tasted blind, it not only holds its own with.... it performs excellently and impresses with depth, balance and character.

Demerara in all its splendor, an exceptional rum 🤤

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

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.

Die Blaupause eines Guyana Rums🤩 Tee, Schokolade, Gewürze, Karamell, dunkle Schokolade, erdig, holzig, Sirup, Melasse. Dieser Rum steigt je länger in meinem Ansehen. Er ist sehr geschmeidig, hat genügend Komplexität ist dabei sehr geradlinig und auch zugänglich. Wunderbar! Gefällt mir mit jedem Mal trinken etwas besser.

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 !

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

Tasted together with the 1998 <SVW>DLR. Overall a little less fruit and more roasted notes such as coffee. Alcohol also perfectly integrated here. An outstanding rum. Edit: Evaluated again together with the Albion. Both at eye level for me and the nose is just outrageously delicious :P

Excellent 💪🏻

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" ;-)