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Versailles VSG 2002 El Dorado Rare Collection 12 Year Old
Distillery
Distillery status
Closed
Age
12 year old
Vintage
2002
Production Type
Pure Single Rum
Still
VSG wooden pot still
Ageing
Tropical
Sweetened
Yes
Cask type
Bourbon casks
Region
Guyana
Brand
Base
Molasses
Series
Distillery
Versailles
A distillery in Guyana that was located on the estate of the same name until its closure in 1978. Its name lives on however, as a reference to the historic single wooden pot still that subsequently spent time at Enmore, Uitvlugt and now Diamond where it produces the Versailles distillery marks.
Production type
Pure Single Rum
Brand
El Dorado
The flagship rum brand of Demerara Distillers Ltd, who introduced it in 1992. The rums are produced at Diamond distillery, as well as previously at Uitvlugt and Enmore and are blends of a variety of different marques from a variety of different still types.
Founded
1992
Production type
Various
Company
Demerara Distillers Ltd
A rum company in Guyana, founded in 1983 through the merger of Guyana Distilleries Ltd and Diamond Liquors Ltd. Its flagship brand is the El Dorado label, which produces on a variety of still at Diamond. It also has subsidiary interests across the Caribbean and Europe.
Founded
1983
Company type
Distiller