El Dorado 15 Year Old Old Special Reserve Rum, 70cl

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Guyana Just Launched Its First "Rum Route" Caribbean Journal". Caribbean Journal. 2020-02-17 . Retrieved 2021-01-20. Despite international familiarity, El Dorado and other rums have fallen behind other liquors, such as vodka, in successful marketing or an effective classification system. [10] El Dorado isn’t Rum in the Raw, though: It’s a smooth and sophisticated rum that’s well worth seeking out. Available in nearly a dozen variations, I tried three of its oldest bottlings. All are 80 proof. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. This is a pure Demerera rum distilled on DDLs column still and then tropically aged for 15 years in ex-bourbon casks. Unlike the previous iteration, this newer bottling contains no added sugar. So now the million dollar question: how does it compare to the previous sugar-added iteration?

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a b "Caribbean Nations Have High Hopes For the Biden-Harris Administration". South Florida Caribbean News. 2021-01-20 . Retrieved 2021-01-20. So at first glance this is a revisitation of an old classic. However, it is in fact a new review of a new rum. That’s because in 2020 El Dorado decided to revamp their entire lineup and, to the near universal delight of the rum community, they decided remove or severely limit the amount of added sugar they used to add to their bottlings. In the case of this rum, it contains 0gpL of added sugar. Personally speaking I cannot give any rum a 10 because I do not believe a perfect rum exists. The late great Vince Lombardi once said, "Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good.""National Rums of Jamaica appoints first female CEO". www.loopjamaica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20 . Retrieved 2021-01-20. I didn't think I'd come across a bottle of this considering how limited the selections in the regional liquor stores are. However one store had this behind the counter on the top shelf and I had enough cash on hand to get a bottle. Die Rumsorten, die den Titel Demerara tragen, sind alle untrennbar mit Guyana (dem britischen, nicht dem französischen Teil) verbunden. In der Nähe des Demerara-Flusses und an der Küste wird dieser spezielle, global anerkannte und hochgeschätzte Rum hergestellt. Allen voran ein Betrieb hat sich damit einen Namen gemacht und dem Herstellungsland zu Weltruhm verholfen: die Firma Demerara Distillers Limited. Sie ist für die Marke El Dorado - "der Goldene", auf die legendäre Stadt voller Gold und Schätzen im lateinamerikanischen Dschungel anspielend - zuständig. Darüber hinaus brennt sie so manch ein Destillat, das in fremden Blends bekannter Marken verwendet wird. Mehr als 26 Millionen Liter Alkohol werden in der Brennerei pro Jahr produziert, die das Erbe der Diamond Distillery in die weite Welt hinausträgt. Yesu Persaud was chairman of DDL until 2013. Through his contributions to Guyanese industry, 1983 he was awarded the Cacique Crown of Honour. Demerara Distillers Ltd. (DDL) is a publicly owned company headquartered in Georgetown. [3] DLL owns Demerara Fire and General Insurance Company Inc., Solutions 2000, Demerara Contractors Limited, Topco, and other subsidiary companies include Distribution Services Limited and European Breitenstein Holdings BV. [4] They were one of the first five companies to become certified by ISO 9001 international Standard System, enabling export quality goods. [5]

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I have no idea how they did it, but this is even better than the previous added sugar version. The most likely scenario is that El Dorado was simply changing with their market and realizing that the rum community is trending towards purity rather than sweetness. But what I find with this rum, (and maybe what they also realized), is that their rum is just absolutely fantastic all by its own. No sugar is needed. In fact, now having had both, and even though I enjoyed the previous iteration, this new pure version is FAR superior in every way. It is richer, earthier, fruitier, and fuller than it was.

To my mind, this incarnation of El Dorado 12 is better than its predecessor but isn't going to wow the masses in the same way. I also think that, at this price point, it is one of the better rums around. With that said, I'd happily a bit more for a 12 year old with a greater percentage of the pot still. This would probably put it in line with quality and price of some other good rums (I want to mention Doorly's 12, though I've not had it recently, so don't quote me on that). DDL credits the flavours of their rums to the oak barrels used in the distilling process and Guyana's tropical climate. The aging process in Guyana is supplemented by the high humidity and steady temperature. Rums are blended from different vintages produced in different stills, then aged in oak barrels. [9] Promotion [ edit ]