El Dorado Special Reserve 15-Year

Très bien, pas trop sucré. Apporte une bonne chaleur dans la gorge qui dure.

Will update as my pallete for funky Demerara rum has changed and I recall this being not as sweet as expected for how much sugar is added...

Mange steder læser jeg at El Dorado rommen er nogle af de bedste også ift. prisen. Jeg har kun prøvet denne 15 års. Til min smag var den ganske fin, men ikke noget der slog benene væk under mig. Bliver nok ikke til endnu et køb.

Til mig kan man få bedre for pengene

Mi primer dorado y aunque está bueno quizás esperaba un poco más.

This is my gold standard rum. Every aged rum gets compared to this. Smooth,
Slightly sweet, with a woodsy after taste. Perfect served on the rocks. Can't beat the price around $40, nothing else in this price category compares.

I like my rums neat and this one is special. Love the mouth feel and flavors and the soft glow it gives. I will try it with just a little water later to see if that changes anything.

As someone new to the rum world this was recommended to me as one to try for just sipping. I have to say that they were right. It has a highly complex taste and is also seems to have a great value for the price. All in all a great start.

Había leído mucho de este ron y tenía muchas expectativas, sin embargo no encontré algo en particular. Es buen ron muy similar al Zacapa de sabor.

Maybe it's something not helping my taste buds appreciate this.. I will revisit at a later date.

This is quite a tasty rum. You get all the complexity of the 12, and then some. Like the 12, still very sweet (far too much), along with more charred wood and menthol on the finish (which is fun). The finish is very long and warming. I imagine this would pair nicely with the right cigar.

I usually don't use my "sipping rums" in mixed drinks, but I made a little Daiquiri with this recently, and was blown away by how tasty it was. As when sipped neat, the drink was deep, round, and complex. The lime, sugar, and water brought out more flavors than I had detected before. The sweetness in the rum provided a good balance to the lime, and the citrus profile became more orangey. I think I'll be making more of these in the future!

A point on the added sugar: Having tasted a couple of ED's Single Barrel releases, I can't for the life of me understand why they add so much sugar. The aged distillate is sweet enough! I await the day when ED releases aged but unsugared blends from their famous stills without charging an arm and a leg (bonus points for offering them at closer to 90 proof). I'd be all over a dryer Guyanese rum with some PM kick and regular distribution :). The market is there, y'all.

8-, 7+. Without sugar, or $10 cheaper, solid 8.