DDL El Dorado 12
Smooth caramel-vanilla oak sipper
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RumX members love El Dorado 12 from Guyana’s Demerara Distillers for its smooth, accessible profile and great value. Expect caramel and vanilla over gentle oak and spice, with a medium, easygoing finish. Reviewers enjoy it neat or on the rocks, often recommending it as an entry into Demerara rums. With 455 reviews and a bestseller status, it’s a community‑trusted choice for approachable, sweet‑leaning sipping.
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It’s quite sweet, almost too sweet. The new 2020 release is therefore much better. It tastes a lot of Demerara sugar. But I believe it’s one of the better entries to the rum world if you still can get a hold of a bottle.
solid mediocrity. but much too sweet and syrupy, strangely bitter at the end
8,2:The nose is relatively light with fruity notes, held together by a dry, toasty woodiness and warm spices , it begins to deliver its luscious nutty aromas after some rest.With aeration, the sweetness of pecans and maple syrup take over, very tempting indeed. The woodiness is combined with a caramelized, lightly roasted mixture, some vanilla, toffee, chocolate and an American oak notes, like orange peel, apricots and a pinch of smokiness, all very gourmand. 8,2:The palate is very smooth and thick, with juicy prunes and dried grapes, alcohol not felt at all. Nuts and spices then enter the scene, some coffee with caramel, vanilla conveyed by a gentle woodiness with notes of tangy fruit that bring a pinch of astringency. 8:The finish is light and spicy, a bit dry, smooth with some vanilla, exotic fruits are distant and smokiness.. Better than expected.Better than 15y.
Ok flavours but too thin and missing a lot. Also the sugar is clearly there. Maybe for mixing. Besides that not what i am looking for in a Demerara … no typical wooden pot flavours, as both heritage pots are not part of the blend.