DDL El Dorado 12
Most enjoy its soft, sweet caramel-vanilla profile and easy sipping; critics find it too sugary, thin and one-dimensional. Consensus: a solid beginner rum and crowd-pleaser, not a purist’s choice.
Those who prefer smooth, sweet sippers and beginners wanting an easy first “proper” aged rum with clear caramel, vanilla and wood notes that also works well in simple cocktails.
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How does this rum taste?
Sweet, easy Demerara crowd-pleaser
If you enjoy Diplomatico or Zacapa-style sweetness, this is a natural next bottle: similar sugary, caramel-vanilla comfort, but with a bit more woody spice and Demerara character.
Anyone avoiding added sugar, drinkers seeking dry, complex pot still Demeraras, or those who dislike very sweet, rounded profiles at a gentle 40% ABV.
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Beautiful rum. Makes the beginner want more.
Chocolate and treacle
My first rum. This El Dorado 12 made me switch from mainly whisk(e)y to rum. Very nice rum, a little too sweet, but definitely worth repeating.
I've tasted the newer unsweetened El Dorado 12, and I absolutely love it.