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DARK RUM
El Dorado 25 Year Old
40.0% | 70CL
1-3 Business Days
€ 599,95
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Geographic location
Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica
Product details
Created to mark the turn of the millennium, El Dorado 25 Year Old Grand Special Reserve possesses a silky smoothness which challenges the oldest cognac. The constant ambient warmth and tropical conditions of Demerara dramatically hasten the maturation process. An after dinner treat for sipping slowly and sparingly.
Tasting notes
This rum is rich, smooth and mellow with silky smooth mouthfeel and subtle notes of caramel and heavy fruit cake.
THE DEMERARA STORY
The story of rum in Guyana started in the 1640s with the introduction of sugar cane by the early European settlers. By 1670, the foundation of Demerara Rum production was laid down with the establishment of distilling into the new territories by the British. The county of Demerara once covered by the Atlantic Ocean, was recovered by the Dutch in the 1600s. The Dutch successfully reclaimed the land resulting in soil that was high in minerality and nutrients paving the way for sugar cane cultivation in the 1650s. In the 1800s, colonial rums using British blending were becoming more popular and the first Old Vatted Demerara (OVD) was made with rum produced by the Port Mourant distillery as the major component. In 1999, final merger of the remaining sugar estates and distilleries by transfer of the various stills, equipment and expertise by Demerara Distillers Limited at the only active distillery in Diamond, on the East Bank of the Demerara River.
