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El Dorado 21YR Special Reserve Rum
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Excellent, and priced like it. Top-third reviews at a top-third price. RumX drinkers give it 7.6/10 across 151 ratings, vs. 7.1/10 for the typical rum (730 rated). The Fat Rum Pirate gives it 4.5/5, vs. 4/5 for the typical rum (921 rated).
El Dorado 21 Year Old Special Reserve is a premium Demerara rum from Demerara Distillers Limited in Guyana, blended from rums aged a minimum of 21 years in oak barrels sourced from the historic Enmore, Versailles, and Albion stills. It offers a rich, full-bodied profile with notes of tropical fruit, mocha, toffee, and mature oak, making it a sought-after sipping rum.
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