DDL El Dorado El Dorado Single Barrel Finest Demerara Rum Special Hand Selection The Whisky Exchange 2012
Coconut is the twist here — an unexpected note riding on top of the usual heavy Demerara. Dark chocolate, tobacco, oak and burnt sugar do the heavy lifting, with a fuller mouthfeel and a slightly drier sweetness than El Dorado's other single barrels. One taster called it "lightly sweetened," and that's the read: rich but not cloying. Members who love the Guyana profile keep coming back.
The community says- Coconut note
- Rich dark spice
- Reads sweet
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How does DDL El Dorado El Dorado Single Barrel Finest Demerara Rum Special Hand Selection The Whisky Exchange 2012 taste?
Aggregated from 15 community reviews.
Heavy Demerara with a coconut twist The verdict lands on gefällig — very likeable, classic heavy Demerara, though a couple note it leans easy over complex. Fans of the sweet Guyana style are happy.
fans of heavy, sweet Guyana profiles
drinkers chasing dry, complex sippers
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How is DDL El Dorado El Dorado Single Barrel Finest Demerara Rum Special Hand Selection The Whisky Exchange 2012 rated?
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47% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 15 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Skyfly
Most helpful positive review
Nach dem 2012er LHI/ DHE ein weiterer Klasse El Dorado. Sehr viel dunkle und süße Aromen mit Dunkler Schokolade, Tabak, Holz, Kaffee und einer Mischung aus braunem Karamell und gebranntem Zucker. Dörrpflaume sorgt für die dezenten Fruchtaromen.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
Nice drinkable rum for evening. Lightly sweetened imho
Review by Jakob
In der Nase geprägt von Eichenholz, Schokolade, Tabak und dunklen Gewürzen. Am Gaumen dasselbe Spektrum, erkennbare Würzaromatik gepaart mit schwerer Süsse. Sehr gefälliges Demerara-Profil, dem aber die Komplexität fehlt. Für Liebhaber der schweren, süssen Guyana-Profile ein prima Rum.
Review by David Sharman
Tasted a freshly opened bottle side by side with the Pussers 50th Anniverary and the El Dorado 2012 LHE/DHI, two personal favorites that I previously rated 8.5 and 8.7. This TWE store pick shares a lot of DNA with both of those bottles, so if you enjoy those you'll definitely enjoy this. More refined and complex than the Pussers 50th. Fuller mouthfeel, slightly drier less acidic sweetness than the LBI/DHE with the addition of a coconut note - although nowhere near as coconut forward as most Foursquares. Nice!
Review by Martin Ekrt
Příjemný hezky pitelný kousek.
Review by Happy Oner
Hodne sladké, přepadení karamel, čokoláda, dub
Details about DDL El Dorado El Dorado Single Barrel Finest Demerara Rum Special Hand Selection The Whisky Exchange 2012
A rum from Guyana, distilled by Demerara Distillers Ltd, at 53,3%.
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1 bottles logged by 1 collectors.
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100% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
1 purchased · 15 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
About the Demerara Distillers Ltd distillery
The Demerara Distillers Ltd distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Demerara Distillers Ltd have been reviewed 3,576 times with an average of 7.8/10.
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