The El Dorado 8 Year Old Rum has surprised its competitors by winning the Best Rum Trophy at the annual International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC).
At the 2013 IWSC, held in London, the El Dorado 8 Year Old was awarded the Best Rum Trophy while its more popular counterparts, the El Dorado Special Reserve 15 Year Old Rum and the El Dorado 12 Year Old, both won Gold Outstanding trophies. The El Dorado 21 Year Old won the Gold Trophy while the El Dorado 5 Year Old and the El Dorado 3 Year Old won Silver Outstanding, a release from the Demerara Distillers Limited said.
In judging the El Dorado 8 Year Old, the judges described the product as “amber gold. Very complex aromas combining orange pekoe tea, roasting nuts (brazil, walnut and pecan) and smooth caramel. This complexity rolls around in the mouth, achieving a wonderful balance of aged richness, and a superb integrated sweet/bitter balance that is outstanding. The finish is long and evolves beautifully”.
The El Dorado 15 Year Old, the flagship brand of Demerara Distillers Limited, also boasts the distinction of being the only rum ever to have won the title Best Rum in the World, a record 8 times since 1998 at the IWSC.
The rum has also won the IWSC Gold Medal a remarkable 12 times during the years 1998 to 2013. It was also adjudged the Best Spirit of the Caribbean at the Caribbean Rum Fest for four years with outstanding recognition as the Best Spirit of 2001. In addition, the Eldorado 15 Year Old was awarded the Platinum Medal by the Chicago Beverage Testing Institute in 2001 and the Gold Medal at the 2003 Rum Fest held in Newfoundland.The judges described the El Dorado 15 Year Old as “Deep bronze amber colour. Crêpe Suzette aromas waft, sprinkled with dots of barley sugar and dried pineapple, coconut and papaya. This is sipping rum, a thinking not drinking glass, pensive, pervasive and ultimately satisfying”.
The El Dorado 21 Year Old evoked the following response from the judges: “Dark bronze amber colour. Molasses, smoke, syrup and mocha on the nose. There is a quite pronounced oak influence evident, both on the nose and in the mouth, but this does not detract from the wonderful character of this product. Enjoy”.
According to DDL, it has always been committed to producing the finest quality products for its customers the world over. It said the fact that its rums have gained sustained international acclaim is testimony to the company’s commitment to quality and excellence.