Review #754; Rum #189: El Dorado Uitvlugt 10yr (2009) “Three Dots and a Dash Select Barrel”

This is a bottling for the Three Dots and Dash, a bar located in Chicago, Illinois. This rum was aged for 10 years in Guyana before being bottled. I can make no comment on additives, so we will just see how it fares.

ABV: 56.5%

Nose: Toasted Brown Sugar (slightly burnt), Black Pepper, Vanilla Bean

Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Toasted Brown Sugar (burnt), Black Pepper, Vanilla Bean, Caramel, orange peel

Finish: Medium length finish. Vanilla Cream, Caramel, Toasted Brown Sugar, Black Pepper

Rating: 6/10

Overall a very good rum. It hits many of those classic notes the toasted almost burnt brown sugar, vanilla, some spices, with a hint of orange peel. Compared to my usual fare of rums I think this has some light dosing (sugar) added to it. Not a lot by any means, but it is there. I would love to taste this unsugared just to see how it is. Overall, a very good rum that is brought down just a bit by being so sweet (to me).

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