Enmore El Dorado Rare Collection EHP 1996 21yr 57,2%

"Surprisingly fruity, fresh enmore! Very unusual, almost Spanish in style! Raspberry, mint, orange peel, glue and plum on the nose, less wood than expected. then fig, light coconut, raisin and wood and grapefruit on the palate. in the finish the raspberry comes back with mint, grapefruit peel, bitter orange, tannins and black tea notes. plus slightly charred barrel notes and really balanced! one of the best enmores so far! You could almost blind pack it with foursquare or Antigua... Really cool stuff... I think it's fantastic. Absolutely underrated!"

"Excellent Demerara rum that sails in the slipstream of its big brothers from Velier. Here too: complete tropical maturation, wonderful sweetness, elegant fruit aromas, wood and spice. Excellent integration of the alcohol. Very round, drinkable - a top representative of the EHP Marques."

"Insanely brilliant nose 😋 Lots of fruit meets tobacco, chocolate and caramel, with some wood and spice in the background. This is right up my alley. In the mouth it veers more towards spice, chocolate and toasty flavors, but all very balanced and poised. Lingering caramel and chocolate notes linger, followed by dried fruit and very noticeable raspberry. Compared to the ED Albion, probably more fruit overall, but less dark chocolate and not as toasty. Price is still quite good in this segment."

"An already complex nose with, in no particular order, wood, citrus, caramel and vanilla, spices and glue, barrel, prunes and leather. On the palate, the attack is frank, with bitter wood and caramel. This is followed by an incredible quantity of aromas that coat the mouth cavity, giving the distinct impression that the flavors are increasing rather than slowly diminishing. An exceptional evolution on the palate, as aromas become more complex and deeper. The finish doesn't really stand out on the palate, and is incredibly long. A rum I love for its incredible evolution on the palate."

"One of the top Original Bottlings coming out of DDL. While this one does not have to fear a comparison with some of our beloved Velier bottlings, recent DDL OB Release seem not to hold up unfortunately. Always a pleasure to revisit this Enmore."

"Franconian Tasting Gang Edit: bei dem Tasting wurden die einige El Dorados wie dieser, als auch der Albion und Skeldon probiert. Das Fazit, mit keinem dieser Abfüllung macht man einen Fehler. Im Gegensatz zu den Velier Abfüllungen sind diese noch zu erschwinglichen Preisen zu haben und der Unterschied für mich nur minimal. Wo bei dieser mir persönlich nicht so zu gesagt hat."

"Another superb rum from El dorados all tropical matured rare collection, very complex, quite fruity to me. I've never had the privilege of trying a Velier Demerara but trying this makes me want to get my hands on some even more, If even only to prove that these rare collection series rums are very underrated!"

"Sehr lecker und wirklich eine gute Runde besser als der 93er Direktvergleich mit der Rare Collection: Nach CBH, aber knapp vor Albion. Dann Skeldon"

"Enmore 1996 - ein großer Name. Was diese Abfüllung aber liefert, wird dem Namen gerecht. Nicht das ganze großer Kino wie einige andere El Dorados, aber trotzdem eine Top-Abfüllung. Schöner tiefgründiger Enmore-Rum, der den Charakter einer der spannendsten Destillerien überhaupt gut wiedergibt."