Wow. Another spectacular sample from my friend, Codename: Smuggler...This looks like plain old ordinary rum-- proof, that you can not judge on appearances!! This is no average white rum, the aromatics and flavors are unbelievable. . .Smells of milk chocolate, fresh grated coconut, vanilla almond milk, and meringue with delicate citrus zest. The flavor reveal these nuances and more of the citrus with oily peanuts, honey, baked custard and lovely cane sugar. The finish is excellent-- recapitulating so much goodness while adding some minerals, fresh grass and sweet-soft-water. Amazing depth, and a lingering finish.
As completely wonderful as this magnificent rum is... i can't wait to make a cocktail with it!
Another twist on a Daiquiri...2.5 Oz EL Dorado 3 Year Cask Aged Demerara White Rum
1.5 Lemon Juice]
.25 Oz Maraschino Liqueur
.25 Clement Sirop de Canne
Garnish w/ a brandied cherry
Oh my..this rum almost drives me nutz..i sooo want to try it! especially as i am so fond of El Dorado rums. I`m sure it plays in the same league as oronoco and E8 platinum, both incredibly flavorful whites. I even suspect this one to be better than those 2 and then that will not say a little. Finally i also got to see how the bottle look like.
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I love this rum.. and i would say that your suspicions are correct . . . it is better than Oronoco, but i would say different than E8-- mind you i would prefer El D Cask 3 over the E8, but that stuff if pretty awesome too, so i guess it would just come down to preference...
ReplyDeleteAt 15-16 dollars, if this is better than oronoco, that would be such a coup by El Dorado.
ReplyDeletei should say i like it more. . .
ReplyDeleteOronoco, is fine, but not my favorite and certainly not worth the cost (to me).
Ah i`ve got mine now;-) and i`m soon posting my review and it is better than both Oronoco and E8, i haven`t had a better white.
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