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Demerara Distillers Ltd El Dorado 21 (RX87)

The El Dorado 21 is a high-quality rum produced in Guyana at the Demerara Distillers Ltd distillery. Distilled from molasses and aged for 21 years, this rum has an ABV of 43%. Its aroma combines woody, dried fruit, vanilla, fruity, and caramel notes, while its flavor profile is described as woody, sweet, spice, fruity, and spicy. According to RumX users, this rum features a pleasing nose and a nicely-rounded palate with some sweetness. Some users found it a bit lacking in depth and thought the sweetness was almost artificial. However, others appreciated its complexity, with pleasant woodiness, and the long finish. Overall, the El Dorado 21 is a rum that attracts a wide range of preferences and opinions.

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What does this rum taste like?

The flavor profile of El Dorado 21 is based on 87 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum.

Nosing impressions

Woody Dried fruit Vanilla Fruity Caramel Tropical fruit Roasted Sweet Butterscotch Tobacco

Taste impressions

Woody Sweet Spice Fruity Spicy Leather Chocolate Barrel Peppery Licorice

Finish

Woody Caramel Peppery Cocoa Round Licorice Coffee Chocolate Alcoholic Vanilla

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How does the community rate this rum?

7.5 /1087 ratings

COMMUNITY RATING

Already 87 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 7.5 out of 10. A total of users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).

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8.0/10

The best of the 12 year old and 15 year old in one bottle 😊


Aroma

Smoky Citrus Honey Brown sugar Tobacco

Taste

Molasses Licorice Vanilla Smoky Sweet
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8.7/10

Completely different from the “12” & “15”, it’s much drier. One of the best in its price range.


Aroma

Fruity Vanilla

Taste

Fruity Spicy Leather Vanilla
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7.3/10

I am a bit disappointed, DDL has so many stills at their disposal, and this is an opportunity missed. It is OK to sip, blind I might think of it as an old sweetened Solera. And sweet it is, to the point that it loses its character. Fruit, Caramel and at the end wood, accompanied by lots of sweetness. I heard, the newer releases have less to no sugar, and am actually interested if they are an improvement. This is clearly aimed at the mass market, and not at enthusiasts, sadly.


Aroma

Caramel Currants Fruity Vanilla

Taste

Sweet Woody Creamy Red fruits Spicy
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7.5/10

Smell quite nice. Taste sharp and not quite balanced. But a nice, extremely (!) long finish with wood, fruit and raisin. The 15 was more substantial, milder, even balanced, but also sweeter (sugared).


Aroma

Dried apricot Honey Cognac

Taste

Bergamot Alcoholic Woody Raisin Spicy
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7.7/10

sötad lågprocentare som är väldigt len men ger inga stora smaker utan en söt o kolasmakande dryck


Aroma

Brown sugar

Taste

Raisin Caramelized Sweet Tar Chocolate
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9.0/10

super tasty. Similar to 15y. Price difference 15y not worth it

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8.5/10

Pulito, preciso, delicato, rotondo, equilibrato, finale aromatico. Un vero dolcetto che prende il meglio dal 15 e dal 12 e lo evolve ancora oltre abbracciando con una raffinatezza e dolcezza tipica della distilleria

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6.4/10

Too oaked and "artificial" in my opinion. Peppery and sweet, but without real depth.


Aroma

Woody Sweet Vanilla Roasted Coffee

Taste

Woody Sweet Spicy Barrel Peppery
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8.0/10

Apfel und Birne in der Nase, ausgeprägt fruchtig im Mund, etwas Holz was in den Abgang übergeht.

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7.6/10

Top rum awarded many times


Aroma

Barrel Fruity

Taste

Barrel Sweet Fruity Sherry
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8.0/10

Over crushed ice

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5.6/10

Not much better than the 15somewhat riper/woodier


Aroma

Caramel Alcoholic Dried fruit

Taste

Caramel Round Woody Dried fruit
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8.5/10

A little woody side that I appreciate


Aroma

Woody Spice

Taste

Spice Woody
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6.5/10

Too sweet, sweetness almost artificial


Aroma

Fruity Woody Caramel Dried fruit Herbal

Taste

Woody Sweet Fruity Spice Chocolate
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8.5/10

A very pleasant and greedy nose full of pastry notes, cookies coming out of the oven with butterscotch and cooked orange zest. In the mouth it is complex, full. The woodiness comes out but doesn't take over, it's pleasantly round and the slightly bitter finish with the orange still coming out, it almost lacks a little power. We still taste a very well mastered and elaborated product.


Aroma

Cookie Butterscotch OrangePeal

Taste

Concentrated Round Oak Orange

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What are the specs of this rum?

Country
Brand
El Dorado
ID
RX87
ABV
43%
Made from
Molasses
Age
21 years
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
Under 100€
Category
Rum

Is this rum rather collected or consumed?

The RumX community has already added 155 bottles to their collections:

93

closed

42

opened

20

emptied

40.0%

Open rate

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About the Demerara Distillers Ltd distillery

The distillery Demerara Distillers Ltd is located in Guyana. Rums from Demerara Distillers Ltd have been reviewed 1,426 times with an average of 76/100.


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