# El Dorado 12, but better

**URL:** <https://community.rumx.com/t/el-dorado-12-aber-besser/34477>\
**Category:** Buying advice and recommendations\
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/el-dorado-12-aber-besser/34477 "2026-09-29T18:24:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bubo](https://community.rumx.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@Bubo](https://community.rumx.com/u/Bubo)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/el-dorado-12-aber-besser/34477/1 "2026-09-29T18:24:40Z")

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Whenever I have El Dorado 12 in my glass, I always ask myself: is there a better one out there? I particularly enjoy the dark fruit notes, but overall I find them too subtle.

Since DDL has an seemingly endless repertoire, I’m turning to the experts among you. Which DDL should I try?

And since we’re talking about DDL, please no bottles that cost the price of a small car.

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**Author:** ![venomino](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/venomino/32/8742_2.png) [@venomino](https://community.rumx.com/u/venomino)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/el-dorado-12-aber-besser/34477/2 "2026-09-29T18:27:32Z")

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> [@Bubo](#):
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> El Dorado 12

El Dorado 15 ?

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**Author:** ![venomino](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/venomino/32/8742_2.png) [@venomino](https://community.rumx.com/u/venomino)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/el-dorado-12-aber-besser/34477/3 "2026-09-29T18:28:30Z")

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And by current occasion (in case you haven’t seen it yet): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plTA1rZJq-k&utm\_source=rumx&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_campaign=rumx-forum](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plTA1rZJq-k&utm_source=rumx&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=rumx-forum)

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**Author:** ![Florent\_Apl](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/florent_apl/32/30845_2.png) [@Florent\_Apl](https://community.rumx.com/u/Florent_Apl)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/el-dorado-12-aber-besser/34477/4 "2026-09-29T18:58:48Z")

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Definitely try the El Dorado 15 and 21. Pusser’s gunpowder proof is a good entry point into Guyana but I wouldn’t say it leans much towards dried fruits. What I would avoid, are the single stills from El Dorado at 40% ABV, they are very expensive for what they are.

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**Author:** ![Bubo](https://community.rumx.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@Bubo](https://community.rumx.com/u/Bubo)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/el-dorado-12-aber-besser/34477/5 "2026-10-03T13:19:51Z")

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Is the El Dorado 15 more intense in flavor then?

I’ll check out the video, thanks for the tip. That’s quite a coincidence!

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**Author:** ![Tim](https://community.rumx.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@Tim](https://community.rumx.com/u/Tim)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/el-dorado-12-aber-besser/34477/6 "2026-10-03T17:31:59Z")

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I cannot recommend the 21y because it shoots up in price, but barely in quality compared to the 15y. The 15y is indeed one of the best!

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**Author:** ![KevinDK](https://community.rumx.com/user_avatar/community.rumx.com/kevindk/32/27503_2.png) [@KevinDK](https://community.rumx.com/u/KevinDK)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/el-dorado-12-aber-besser/34477/7 "2026-10-03T19:08:48Z")

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I agree with you on that 😊