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El Dorado 12 Year vs Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry compared on taste, ratings, and price to help you pick the better rum for your bar.
El Dorado-12 Yr wins
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The winner: El Dorado-12 Yr
El Dorado 12 Year is the better rum to sip: it rates higher on both the crowd and critic scores here. Grab the Xaymaca instead if you want Jamaican funk for cocktails at a noticeably lower price.
Price tells a related story. El Dorado 12 Year typically runs $34 to $53 for a 750ml, while Xaymaca Special Dry usually lands in the $26 to $34 range, roughly $10 cheaper at the low end. If you're deciding purely on value for mixing, Xaymaca's lower cost softens its weaker scores. But for the same money as El Dorado's cheapest offers, you're getting a meaningfully better-rated rum.
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This comparison currently favors El Dorado-12 Yr. The verdict is based on the evidence shown on this page, including source ratings and current offers.
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