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Versailles El Dorado Special Cask Finish Ruby Port Casks 2005 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 16 years · 55,5%

Versailles El Dorado Special Cask Finish Ruby Port Casks 2005

193.70 €incl. VAT
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Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Nov 2022641 reviewsGermany
8.4/10

Ja, das ist ein typischer El Dorado. Die wirken immer irgendwie konzentrierter als andere Rums. Aber muss das mit so einem Finish wirklich sein? Für mich jedenfalls nicht. Hätte den Versailles lieber ohne genossen. Trotzdem ganz guter Rum. Nichts für jeden Abend, ist ein etwas anstrengender Bursche, der Aufmerksamkeit braucht. Update 2022-11-28: Heute gar nicht anstrengend, sondern von Anfang an einfach süffig - was wohl am Finish liegt. Sollte ich tatsächlich noch ein Port-Finish-Aficionado werden? Bekommt jedenfalls glatt 2 Punkte mehr als bei der ersten Verkostung. Trotzdem zu hoher Flaschenpreis.

Review by Andi

Andi
Andi
Dec 2022271 reviews
8.2/10

So in any case, the Ruby Port is also quite tasty compared to the Sauternes Cask, it is very fruity on the nose and on the palate.Addendum: Photo the Ruby Port Cask Finish is also already very drinkable, it must be said.Best to leave 15-30 minutes in the glass.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Jan 20235,612 reviewsDenmark
8.3/10

Pretty well rounded release with fruits and wood balanced pretty well. The Port cask is present without being too dominant. Needs to rest for a while before the full experience is there.

Details about Versailles El Dorado Special Cask Finish Ruby Port Casks 2005

A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, distilled by Versailles, at 55,5%.

CountryGuyana
DistilleryVersailles
CategoryPot Still Rum
DistillationPot Still
ABV55,5%
Volume70cl
Age16 years
Vintage2005

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About the Versailles distillery

The Versailles distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Versailles have been reviewed 696 times with an average of 8.4/10.

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Avg Rating 8.4/10 over 1,600 Rums

Guyana is the last home of the wooden still, and the only rum country where the place on the label is almost never the place the rum was made. Its rum, called Demerara after the river, went from 109 distilleries to one, and the estates that closed live on as marks: codes for a recipe, not for a machine. Reading them is the whole skill.

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