El Dorado

T thePorpoise Tiki Socialite Tampa Bay Joined: Jan 23, 2011 Posts: 1519	T thePorpoise Posted posted on Fri, Jun 22, 2012 8:09 AM yesterday I purchased a litre bottle of the Cuba Libre silver rum, and a bottle of El Dorado dark rum (having tried none of the el dorado rums under 5 yrs old before). re the El Dorado dark-- its funny, i too thought it was like an improved version of the TV rum. it tasted of butter, and also of toasted nut. didnt really taste like a demerara to me though. probably wont buy it again, it's only ok, and i prefer more body in a dark rum. the Cuba Libre silver, which may or may not be same as El Dorado silver, tasted like an ordinary Spanish-style rum to me. a little disappointing, but a great price nonetheless. what's really funny-- i asked the clerk whether the Cuba Libre rums were same as the El Dorado bottlings, and he got on his computer and cited aquarj's post above as evidence that they are not the same!

yesterday I purchased a litre bottle of the Cuba Libre silver rum, and a bottle of El Dorado dark rum (having tried none of the el dorado rums under 5 yrs old before).

re the El Dorado dark-- its funny, i too thought it was like an improved version of the TV rum. it tasted of butter, and also of toasted nut. didnt really taste like a demerara to me though. probably wont buy it again, it's only ok, and i prefer more body in a dark rum.

the Cuba Libre silver, which may or may not be same as El Dorado silver, tasted like an ordinary Spanish-style rum to me. a little disappointing, but a great price nonetheless.

what's really funny-- i asked the clerk whether the Cuba Libre rums were same as the El Dorado bottlings, and he got on his computer and cited aquarj's post above as evidence that they are not the same!

Post #641349 by thePorpoise on Fri, Jun 22, 2012 8:09 AM