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El Dorado's 8 Year and 12 Year Demerara rums compared on taste, ratings, and price to see if four extra years in the cask are worth the money.
El Dorado 8 Year Old Cask Aged Demerara Rum wins
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The winner: El Dorado 8 Year Old Cask Aged Demerara Rum
The 8 Year rates higher across both our sources and costs less, making it the smarter buy. Reach for the 12 Year only if you specifically want the deeper, oakier profile that comes with the extra years.
On RumX, the 8 Year scores 7.8/10 (critic) versus the 12 Year's 7.3/10 from 513 crowd ratings, both a bit above the category average of 7.0. The Fat Rum Pirate is more telling: the 8 Year lands at 4.0/5, right at the rum median, while the 12 Year sits at 3.0/5, below the 3.5 average. Older isn't automatically better here.
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This comparison currently favors El Dorado 8 Year Old Cask Aged Demerara Rum. The verdict is based on the evidence shown on this page, including source ratings and current offers.
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