El Dorado Cask Strength 12 Year Single Still Enmore Rum

54.3% ABV

El Dorado is the flagship brand of Demerara Distillers Limited, the only distillery remaining in Guyana. Formerly one of the largest sugar and rum producing nations on earth with numerous distilleries and cane processing facilities. One by one they closed up shop and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL for short) would acquire their stills and equipment. They now have numerous stills in the rotation, the most famous of which are 3 wooden heritage stills made from Guyanese greenheart wood. They have released single still bottlings from the 3 wooden stills (Enmore, Versailles, and Port Mourant) in the past but they were bottled at 40% ABV which for the price was not worth it in our humble opinion. 

We were over the moon when we heard that they were releasing longer aged, cask strength expressions from each of these unique and ancient stills. Enmore is a wooden Coffey (column) still that dates back to the late 19th century. This was the most approachable and pleasing of the 3 releases. Notes of sweet molasses and barrel char are moderated by some tobacco and earthen notes. Although it's over 100 proof, it doesn't require dilution to enjoy it. We would recommend drinking it whilst enjoying a cigar (if you're into that sort of thing), or just sipping it after dinner. 

Producer notes
The El Dorado Single Still Enmore Rum is produced from the original EHP Wooden Continuous Coffey Still, first constructed at the Enmore Estate in 1880. This still was named after the original owner of the Enmore Sugar Plantation Edward Henry Porter, and was based on the original design of its inventor, Irishman Aeneas Coffey.

With the closure of the estate in 2000, this still was moved to Diamond Estate. It is the last surviving wooden still operating in the world today. The El Dorado Single Still Enmore Rum was laid down in oak barrels for 12 years and bottled at cask strength.