You wanted more Caribbean rum? You got it! From a distillery dating back to 1670, wrap your rummy palate around a 8 year old rum from the legendary Demerara Distillery in Guyana – The El Dorado 8 Years Cask Aged!
Sitting at 40% ABV and cask aged for 8 years in oak barrels. Golden butterscotch in colour, with molasses and heavy brown sugar on the nose, and touch of caramelly oakiness. The first sip gives a medium bodied Rum, not as light as one make expect from a 40% ABV Rum. With that heavy brown sugar on the nose now turning into a lighter brown sugar on the pallet, leaving a gentle tingle on the tip of the tongue.
The El Dorado 8 Years Cask Aged from Demerara Distillers in Guyana is a boom bang beautiful Rum from South America. Guyana neighbours Brazil and Venezuela – and while geographically part of South America, the country is culturally and historically connected to the Caribbean and is a founding member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). You don’t just need to know what you are sipping, but where you are sipping from.
Demerara Distillery, dating back to 1670, itself sits on the north coast of Guyana, a distillery committed to minimising their impact of their operations on the lush South American environment. Some 15 years ago they built a bio-methane plant to convert liquid waste from the distillery processes to energy to power their distillery.
After enjoying more than a sip or three, I poured a tad more onto a large ice cube on this warm Aussie summers’ day. Amazingly, and surprisingly, those delightful tastes did not disappear. The ice did not water away the full flavour, it merely cooled the Rum down.
Our Tasting Notes:
Nose: A strong nose of molasses and heavy brown sugar, and caramelly oakiness.
Palate: A lighter brown sugar leaving a soft tingle on the tip of the tongue. A hint of butterscotch & caramel, with some burnt toffee. Sipped neat there is no burn, but a gorgeous warm glow which reaches back to the roof of the mouth and throat with a satisfying coating which lingers.
Finish: There’s the lingering brown sugar throughout, from start to finish, and with a soft butterscotch feel, with an ever so subtle citrus feel and dark honey. There’s the oakiness again when breathing through one’s nose.
FROM EL DORADO
Created by our Master Blender, this rum was laid down in oak barrels for at least eight years producing a smooth and characterful blend that is perfect for sipping or for use in craft cocktails.
Light to medium-bodied nose with hints of tobacco mixed with caramel toffee. Faint aroma of dried stone fruits and flambé banana. Soft and faintly sweet mouthfeel with traces of oak and butterscotch. Distinctly smooth.
ABOUT EL DORADO
The county of Demerara in Guyana has been steeped in the history of sugar and rum production since the 17th century. Today, Demerara Distillers Limited operates the last remaining distillery in Guyana at Plantation Diamond on the East Bank of the Demerara River, after having consolidated all the old original stills and marques which make Demerara Rum so distinctive.
Created on the banks of Demerara, the smooth and uniquely complex El Dorado aged rums represent over 300 years of Caribbean rum crafting.
Faithfully continuing to use the original wooden heritage stills, El Dorado are masters in skilfully coaxing out rich & diverse characters from within the spirit.
They are patient. Very patient.
Allowing both time and the unique Demerara climate to take their course, El Dorado lay down their oak barrels for decades at a time to imbue El Dorado with unsurpassed dimension and depth. Only when ripe with age are these precious rums then artfully blended, revealing their soul for you to savour and enjoy.
