El Dorado High Ester Blend LBI/DHE

57% ABV

El Dorado is the flagship Rum brand from Demerara Distillers Limited in Guyana. Guyana historically had numerous sugar cane estates and distilleries along the Demerara River but DDL is the lone remaining Distillery in the country. As distilleries closed, DDL would acquire the stills and equipment from the shuttered facilities, giving them the ability to produce the styles of Rums that otherwise would have been lost to time. They currently have 18 different active stills which gives them the ability to produce a wide range of styles and flavors in their Rum. 

This is a High Ester blend of column and pot still rums distilled from molasses in DDL’s John Dore double retort copper pot still (DHE) and heritage French Savalle still (LBI). Esters are chemical compounds that are the byproduct of distillation and add aroma and flavor to spirits. The term is perhaps best known in reference to the funky Jamaican style rums of Hampden Estate and Worthy Park Distillery among others. The high ester levels of 1,500 g/hL AA (grams per hectoliter of absolute alcohol) are achieved through a months long fermentation. However it does not have the "hogo" funk of Jamaica but rather a concentration of rich fruit and confection. Tropically aged for 11 years in ex-Bourbon casks and bottled at cask strength. 

Producer Notes:
Peanut brittle, toffee, cocoa powder, and orange zest on the nose precede a rich palate of caramel, honey, dried figs, and nutmeg with vanilla finishing with classic Demerara rum minerality and faint smoke on a long, confectionary finish