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SMWS R2.9: Demerara Distillers (El Dorado)

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R2.9

Demerara deliciousness

SMWS regionGuyana
Age11 years
ABV62%
Outturn235 bottles
CaskNew oak charred barrel
SpiritRum
Distillery from SMWS code R2
RegionGuyana

In short · Demerara Distillers (El Dorado) (Guyana), 11 years.

“Surprisingly approachable neat with plenty of goodies – candied ginger, strawberry liqueur, coconut powder, rum and raisin ice cream, roasted chestnuts and the…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS R2.9 is a single cask of Demerara Distillers (El Dorado), in Guyana, 11 years old, bottled at 62%. Every Society bottle numbered R2.x is from Demerara Distillers (El Dorado).

How the price compares
At £61, this 11-year-old cost less than all 3 Demerara Distillers (El Dorado) bottlings aged 15–16 that we hold. They ranged from £77.50 to £80, with a median of £80.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Demerara Distillers (El Dorado)

At Diamond, on the east bank of the Demerara River, Demerara Distillers keeps alive the stills of Guyana's lost estates: the wooden Port Mourant vat still, said to date from 1732, the Versailles single wooden pot and the Enmore, the last wooden Coffey still in the world. From them come marks of astonishing range, from heavy and oily to light. The house brand is El Dorado. DDL's.

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