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Albion El Dorado Rare Collection AN 2004
Dark chocolate, caramel and toasted coconut lead here, with raisins, oak and a twist of orange peel behind them. This tropically-aged Albion is heavy and oily, and most tasters can't believe the 60% — the alcohol is buried under all that warmth. A common note is that the finish runs a touch short and a little bitterness creeps in, but that rarely stops anyone loving it.
The community says- Integrated 60% ABV
- Chocolate and caramel
- Oily, complex body
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How does Albion El Dorado Rare Collection AN 2004 taste?
Aggregated from 281 community reviews.
Rich, oily Demerara: chocolate, caramel, oak One of the most loved Demeraras here — deep chocolate, caramel and wood with the ABV beautifully tucked away. The only recurring gripe: a finish some wish ran longer, and a hint of bitterness.
Demerara lovers who want a heavy, chocolatey cask-strength sipper
Anyone wanting a long finish or a lighter, drier pour
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How is Albion El Dorado Rare Collection AN 2004 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 9.0 sits in the “Excellent” band. 99% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
4% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 281 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Jack M
I mean this is just sublime. Absolutely top class. Wow. Maybe my favourite rum on first try. The nose is complex, deep and rich. It is oak, caramel, coconut, vanilla & dried fruit. The palate carries the same as the nose with added chocolate and more of the dried fruit - raisins. Also licorice, orange peel and brown sugar. The finish is spicy, a tiny amount of bitterness, dark chocolate and oak. On a side note the cork split on opening so it required a bit of decanting through cheese cloth.
Review by Jakob
Does not fall in the blind direct comparison with the Velier Albions. Classic Albion notes of sweet vanilla, oak and caramel, but with a somewhat too noticeable bitter note on the palate, without which it would go even higher. Serious alternative in the (still) tolerable price range.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Mega awesome nose of roasted coconut chips, caramel, lots of wood, cocoa, cinnamon, dark chocolate, sour cherries and blackberries with maple syrup, raisins, and dates! 🤤 On the palate, it’s noticeably spicier, smokier, and woodier. Some cocoa, orange peel, sour cherry, and toasted oak, cocoa and dark chocolate, a bit of date, and a light salted caramel note... The finish is astringent like black tea, lots of tannins and bitter roasted aromas, plus banana, banana again, salted caramel, and dark chocolate... Really awesome stuff!! 🇬🇾💣🤤 Always a winner!
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
super demerara very greedy.exceptional product, I love it! 🤤
Review by Oliver
Fully meets my taste! Hardly distinguishable with its big brother from 1994.
Review by Mirco
Insane quality! At this still(!) good price (2024) a no-brainer. I particularly like the coconut note, paired with fruity berries. However, wood and spicy notes predominate, but that doesn't bother me at all. Heavy Demerara sweetness and alcohol perfectly integrated.
Review by Tim
I love it! Chocolate caramel with wood and lots more like tropical fruit. In direct comparison to the ED Skeldon, perhaps less banana in the smell and the Skeldon is roastier in the finish. But the Albion is still wonderful and complex :-) Guyana rum is something great and this rum is a harmonious poem.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Dense and intense nose. Also wonderful on the palate. Not 100 different flavors, but those that are there are wonderfully present and a lot of fun to drink. Alcohol perfectly integrated. Super Demerara rum.
Review by w00tAN
Excellent rum with a high level of complexity; dark chocolate and spices go hand in hand. New facets are discovered with every sip. The alcohol is perfectly integrated, the 60% is present, but seems mild rather than harsh. Admittedly not cheap, but it is also a special rum.
Review by Maxence
Amazing profile with sweet and some funky candy notes. Exactly what I love from Demerara. Impressive release from El Dorado 😍
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
26.10.2025 Part 2 / Evening Session Today we have an El Dorado Rare Cask online tasting and I've been looking forward to it. I will keep the score and just enjoy the rums and I have all of them on my shelves as well. ---------------- This is a rum powerhouse and definitely worth a try if you like a fireworks of taste.
Review by Johannes
Dark is probably the keyword for this rum. Tropical wood, chocolate, coffee, caramel, light sweetness, light bitter notes. There are not so many tropically matured Demeraras at such a good price....
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
A must for any self-respecting rum lover
Review by alex
Excellent. Superb Albion. Magnificent length. You can't feel the 60 degrees, it's so well done. A real treat. ❤️❤️❤️ Really top after tasting a second sample, I validate my comment and raise my score by 01 point. it's really delicious.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Heavy, dark, oily. For me, the incarnation of completely tropically aged rums from Guyana. The parallel tasted Skeldon (RX122) seems to me a little more "aggressive", edgier, this one against round and pleasing. Update 2022-10-07: Christmas is approaching and that apparently affects my taste perception as well. Now I taste so delicious gingerbread in the finish that the rum promptly gets one point more. 😋
Review by Basti
The nose gradually reveals more and more. Wood, caramel, coconut, vanilla, raisin, roasted aromas and also some glue. Pleasantly creamy/oily in the mouth with chocolate, caramel, a slight sweetness, wood and raisin. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. For me, one of the best Diamonds.
Review by Christian Rudt
A rum that every lover should try times. Nice and strong, a lot of dark chocolate, some raisin and coconut and with proper wood and rusty notes especially in the long finish. And everything nice and round. 👍
Review by LukaŽiga
9,3:On the nose, the first impression we get is a well-caramelized, strongly toasted profile, with coffee and roasted wood.So, there are caramel, nuts like walnut, hazelnut and pecan, caraway seeds, smoked oak.The molasses is vegetal with black tea and herbaceous notes. The sweetness comes with aeration.Most of burnt notes are gone, caramel and nuts with nougat, confectionery stay.Once the bark is broken, the thick liquid flows out, rich, syrupy, the wood is soft, there are dried banana, papaya, tobacco, vanilla and caramel, thick.Pure joy. 9,2:On the palate, the attack is thick, Demerara is immediately apparent. There are gourmet flavors, the 60% alcohol is greatly integrated with coconut, tobacco, cinnamon, clove and vanilla coating the entire palate with warmth.You could imagine a mellow, charred oak, like a brioche whose thick fiber has been torn with notes of banana, peaches, raisins, dried apricots, licorice and vanilla cream.Some earthy notes with must or peat, cigar crawl in after resting the rum...even meaty... 9:The finish is long, with bourbon notes, coconut, vanilla and tobacco.If we persist, dark berries and dried fruits join in the end, with dark, caramelized chocolate and black tea, a bit tannic...Delicious. Edit: 5.1.25, there are some delicious papaya, mango on the palate...😋upgrade for 0,1. Edit 17.10.25
Review by Aussierumfan
Another great rum from Guyana! Dark, heavy and intense, I'm getting caramel and oak on the palate. A great finish. Just stunning! It's a pity Eldorado are no longer releasing these Rare Collection rums seeing that they would have the pick of the barrels that come out of Diamond.
Review by Joachim Guger
A wonderful tropical aged Demerara with a wonderful nose. Very fine, complex and floral. A great alternative to the increasingly expensive Veliers. And still available...
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Details about Albion El Dorado Rare Collection AN 2004
A Column Still Rum from Guyana, distilled by Albion, at 60,1%.
Community purchases
429 bottles logged by 272 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
17% opened, 28 emptied and repurchased.
What does Albion El Dorado Rare Collection AN 2004 cost?
Community paid 180–247 €.
Current best price: 263.36 € – above the typical community range.
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+9 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
429 purchased · 292 tasted · 229 wishlist · as of
About the Albion distillery
The Albion distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Albion have been reviewed 536 times with an average of 9.0/10.
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