El Dorado High Ester Blend LBI/DHE

Review #1246; Rum #555

Here we have a bottling of rum from Demerara Distillers Diamond Distillery from Guyana. This rum was distilled from molasses on a Copper Pot Still (DHE) and a French Savalle still (LBI). DHE is Damond High Ester and comes in at 1,500 g/hLAA and is blended with the la Bonne Intention (LBI) marque. This blend is aged for 11 years in ex-bourbon casks in Guyana before being bottled at a high strength.

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Distillery: Diamond Distillery

Bottler: El Dorado

Region: Guyana

Still: Column & Pot

ABV: 57%

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Nose: Burnt Brown Sugar / Caramel, Nutty, Orange Slice, Vanilla Wafer, Dark Chocolate, Coffee, Raspberry, Slight industrial filth

Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel Caramel, Nutty, Orange Peel, Vanilla Wafer, Dark Chocolate, and Coffee

Finish: Long length finish, Nuttiness, Orange Peel, Black Pepper, Vanilla Wafer, Espresso, Dark Chocolate, Raspberry, Slight industrial filth

This is a great rum, and a great example of what well crafted rums from DDL can do. This one is incredibly well balanced showing the classic flavors I expect from DDL bottlings. However, it has a little more oomph and some underlying dirtiness and intensity in flavor I don’t find in many bottling from them outside the really old and expensive stuff.

Rating: 8/10

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1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect