Diamond El Dorado Rare Collection <SVW>DLR 1998 20yr 55,1%

RX5934 Excellent 790 bottles Above 250€

“Balanced, complex, with standout vanilla and spice.”

El Dorado Rare Collection DLR is a distinguished rum crafted in Guyana at the Diamond distillery. Distilled in 1998 and aged for 20 years, this rum exhibits a remarkable aroma characterized by vanilla, coconut, and subtle oak notes, with accents of glue and toasted elements. The taste delivers a spicy and caramelized sensation, enriched with leather and oak undertones, followed by hints of vanilla. With a robust 55.1% ABV and a limited release of only 790 bottles, this rum is celebrated for its complex and rich profile. While some find the spice profile intense, many acclaim its balance and depth, making it a gem among Demerara rums on platforms like RumX.

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Highlights

Complex and rich flavor profile
Impressive balance and integration
Distinctive vanilla and coconut aroma

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How does this rum taste?

The El Dorado DLR boasts a balanced complexity with vanilla and spicy notes, showing both depth and warmth, and appreciated by rum enthusiasts for its character.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Oak Glue Toasted Caramel

Taste

Spicy Caramelized Leather Oak Vanilla Complex

Finish

Spicy Woody Caramel Tannins Herbal OrangePeal

Community reviews

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Oliver

6 October 2023

9.3/10

“Very nice adhesive nose. Complex yet light on the palate. The perfect "velier saver" 😉”

Aroma

Intense Molasses Vanilla Glue Citrus

Taste

Herbal Spicy Leather Oak Complex

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crazyforgoodbooze

5 September 2023

9.2/10

“my absolute Diamond reference!🤤for me the best Guyana Rum I've ever had. here goes in liquid form the sun rises. really nice sipper in the high end range! the thing is drinkable pineapple banana jam with a nice spice, Ordentlich glue and ester and just really great cinema! I am absolutely thrilled and could spend the whole evening with this drop. Really nice drop!For me on a par with uitvlugt ULR!”

Aroma

Coconut Pineapple Vanilla Toasted Maple

Taste

Salty Fruity Cappuccino Tannins Herbal

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Joachim Guger

30 December 2022

9.4/10

“A wonderful tropical ripened Demerara with lots of coconut. Beautiful nose, you can smell it forever. The alcohol is very well integrated, perhaps not quite as complex. The cask probably saw caramel in some form, very oily, dark and full-bodied.Another alternative from the underrated El Dorado Rare Collection. No idea why this one is still available, I've been saving up for it anyway.”

Aroma

Oak Licorice Caramel Warm Coconut

Taste

Chocolate Cappuccino Caramelized Dried fruit Cinnamon

Jakob

21 April 2023

8.7/10

“Amazingly close to the Velier Demeraras and thus at a very high level. Great rum and a real PLV secret tip.”

Aroma

Glue Vanilla Cedar Biscuits Toasted

Taste

Marmalade Orange Oak Vanilla Milk chocolate

Zucker und Zeste

23 December 2023

9.2/10

“https://zuckerundzeste.de/spirituosen/rum/el-dorado-rare-collection-3-abfuellungen-im-vergleich/”

Aroma

Coconut Vanilla Glue Toasted Minty

Taste

Leather Oak Vanilla Caramelized Dried fruit

SaibotZtar

2 March 2024

9.0/10

“One of (if not the) best Diamond I've tried so far... Incredibly complex nose some ester 🫨🫨Fruity chocolate ...Nutty nougat... simply awesome . Super oily on the palate with lots of chocolate, nougat and dark fruit ... beautifully spicy and round . Really, really good stuff.”

Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Oak Glue Toasted

Taste

Spicy Leather Oak Caramelized Dried fruit

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Tim

7 June 2024

8.9/10

“Im Vergleich zu anderen Rums aus der ED Rare Collection liegt die Nase dieses Diamonds eher in Richtung Gewürz (Vanille), Zitrusfrucht und Kokos, Kräuter (Minze) und Klebstoff/Lack wobei die typischen Röstaromen und Schokolade nicht fehlen dürfen. Im Mund säuerliche Früchte, Kräuter, Holz und Gewürze, sehr komplex und trocken! Ziemlich gut, aber überzeugt mich nicht so wie ein Albion oder Skeldon.”

Aroma

Dark chocolate Woody Vanilla Caramel Brown sugar

Taste

Marmalade Pineapple Orange Caramelized Citrus

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Mirco

20 May 2024

9.0/10

“Wonderful Diamond, which joins Albion and Skeldon at the top of the El Dorado Rare Collection. Even compared to Velier, this bottling has nothing to hide and turns out to be a real PLV cracker.”

Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Oak Caramel Glue

Taste

Spicy Leather Oak Vanilla Dried fruit

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zabo

19 April 2024

8.6/10

“Edit Franconian Tasting Gang Well, as they say, it doesn't really knock my socks off. I don't think it's bad, but the finish is a bit disappointing. Maybe a bad day, I'll have another look at it soon.”

Aroma

Vanilla Oak Toasted Molasses Minty

Taste

Spicy Leather Dried fruit Herbal Molasses

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Tschusikowsky

1 April 2024

9.0/10

“High-end sipper. Lots of nail polish remover and glue in the nose, lots of milk chocolate, dried fruits, very light dill and something pliziges. Very clean flavor profile. Soft but full bodied. The profiles you can expect when it says Diamond are very different and versatile, fun. This one reminds me a lot of a NY or FS. A lot of fun.”

Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Toasted Burnt sugar Unknown

Taste

Round Tobacco Coconut Dark chocolate Barrel

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Johannes

11 August 2023

9.1/10

“Great nose, on the palate it falls a bit. Very nice Guyana rum!”

Aussierumfan

2 February 2024

9.1/10

“Another great El Dorado rare collection rum! I see a lot of reviews comparing this with Velier Demeraras which is great, Maybe I'm not missing out on that much by not having been lucky enough to have tried any of them😄. Complex, heavy and deep for me. Dark Chocoate, fruits and spicy. A great nose with a medium length finish. All the notes of a great Demerara.”

Aroma

Chocolate Spicy

Taste

Dark chocolate Fruity Spicy Complex Heavy

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Serge

11 November 2023

9.2/10

“Hallelujah. For me, by far the best of the ED Rare Collection (ahead of Albion and EHP 96). Elegant. Glue galore, fruity, delicious wood maturity. Nose unearthly good. Very nice bitterness on the palate. Indeed, not far from Velier level. Edit: In a direct comparison against the other Column Kings in the ED Rare Collection, clear winner for me. Followed by EHP 96, then Albion, then Skeldon”

Aroma

Glue Vanilla Toasted Coconut Oak

Taste

Oak Caramelized Leather Spicy Vanilla

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Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

12 August 2023

9.2/10

“Completely tropically stored - and you can taste that simply also. Can easily compete in quality with Veliers, although much, much cheaper. And the crazy thing is: You can still buy it on the first market! Some things you probably do not have to understand ... Therefore: Don't think about it, just enjoy! Tropics concentrated in a glass. 😋”

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Jarek

19 April 2024

9.0/10

“Four of the El Dorado Rare Collection bottlings tasted in parallel: 2004 Albion, 2000 Skeldon, 1998 Diamond CBH, 1996 Enmore. Despite their different characters, all four are very tasty and scored close together. If I had to choose (which fortunately I don't have to, as they are all on the shelf) I would first choose the Diamond (glue, fruit), then the Enmore (even more glue, fruit), followed by the Albion (caramel and nougat) and the Skeldon (mocha).”

Aroma

Glue Coconut Caramel Orange Licorice

Taste

Leather Spicy Dried fruit Orange Woody

Photo of the rum El Dorado Rare Collection <SVW>DLR taken from user Jarek

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Guyana

Distillery
Diamond

Brand
El Dorado

RumX ID
RX5934

ABV
55,1%

Vintage
1998

Mark
<SVW>DLR

Made from
Molasses

Age
20 years

No. of bottles
790

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Above 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

253 €

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