Versailles El Dorado Rare Collection VSG

Dark fruits, wood, and licorice with a spicy, lingering warmth.

Woody, dried fruits and licorice shape both the complex aroma and palate, with caramel and oak adding depth. Widely praised for its depth and distinctive style, though the high ABV is noticeable—community-favored for those seeking bold Demerara character.

8.4/10 97 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Intense woody and licorice profile
    Complex dried fruit and caramel notes
    Long, warming finish

    El Dorado Rare Collection VSG opens with deep notes of prunes, licorice, and robust wood, delivering a complex, dark Demerara profile. Dried fruits, caramel, oak, and an undercurrent of spice define both aroma and palate, with a long, warming finish. While the 63% ABV can show its strength, fans of bold, tannic Guyanese rums will find impressive layers to explore here. Worth a try for lovers of intense, woody rums.

    Aroma

    Woody Licorice Barrel Caramel

    Taste

    Prunes Barrel Licorice Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    8.4/10 97 reviews
    Top 40% Guyana

     A rum decried by the RumX community and praised by Serge Valentin. So I had to buy it and taste it. I was rather disappointed when I opened the bottle, but I'm familiar with the phenomenon... A nose of old leather, flambéed banana, brown sugar and tea, with good concentration. A slightly peaty palate with fat and brown sugar. The finish is abrupt, but honey and cask reappear after a while. The empty glass is splendid with previously hidden aromas. Apart from the fact that this rum is too lively when opened, I find nothing but good in it. It's perfectly balanced and deep. It could have a slightly broader aromatic palette, but then it would be one of the great Demerara rums. Buy it before it disappears from the shelves.

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    9.1 /10
    Review by: cigares

     Nose and finish come with intense citrus notes. Palate dominated by dried fruits. Not very heavy on „classic“ Versialles notes you would expect from a VSG ie somewhat of a weird animal. Nevertheless a nice expression. Oxidation changes the profile quite noticabley. Less citrus and more dried fruits as well as Versailles notes on the nose. Also nice in it’s „evolved“ form.

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    8.5 /10
    Review by: DomM

     An intense, full-bodied Versailles on the nose, with a changing profile: there's the dark side, with baked caramel and Demerara sugar, spicy wood on licorice, pepper and vanilla, cocoa and coffee, prunes, raisins and orange. A touch of alcohol is noticeable and disturbs the nostrils a little. Aeration does it good and gives it freshness. The palate reveals another facet of the Versailles alembic: the heavy, herbaceous fruity notes are replaced by citrus notes of orange, dark wood, milk chocolate, spices and bitter notes of licorice, aniseed and leather. Caramel, molasses and burnt sugar add a little roundness to this warm profile, unfortunately rather marked by alcohol. A special mention for the pleasant saline note. The finish is long, dark, spicy, woody and bitter, tannic and caffeinated. The aromas are not as strong as expected. Spices, caramel and molasses are present on the finish, accompanied by raisins, prunes and orange. An unusual profile, not unpleasant, but a little unbalanced, especially when compared with other Versailles or the other rums in the Rare Collection range.

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    8.3 /10
    Review by: TheRhumhoe

     I have the entire series in more than one copy and I really like them because the releases are good in general. Love the citrus note from nose to finish and the wood and tannins with other fruits in the mix. Lightly dry on the palate. The flavours are still in the glass the day after 😊

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    8.7 /10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Brand
    El Dorado
    RumX ID
    RX125
    ABV
    63%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2002
    Mark
    VSG
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Single Wooden Pot Still
    Age
    13 years
    No. of bottles
    3,000
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Versailles 2002 &nbsp; 13yr &nbsp; 63% El Dorado Rare Collection VSG

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    The RumX community has already added 104 bottles to their collections:

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    opened
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    9
    Open rate
    26%
    Ø Market value
    153€

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    About the Versailles distillery

    The Versailles distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Versailles have been reviewed 533 times with an average of 8.4/10.


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