Diamond S.B.S Guyana REV

Dark dried fruit, woody spice, great value

Complex and intense
Rich dried fruits
Strong value
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A dark, REV-driven Demerara: prunes and dried fruits meet charred wood, leather and black tea. RumX members praise its intensity and balance at cask strength, with strong price-to-quality.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Loved for its intense, complex dried-fruit profile and strong value, S.B.S Guyana REV 2006 delivers cask strength power with prunes, charred wood and black tea, layered with leather and caramel. Reviewers highlight a long, spicy finish, especially after time in the glass. Limited to 240 bottles and highly rated by 70 RumX members, it’s a popular pick for neat sipping and exploring the classic Diamond REV character.

    Aroma

    Prunes Woody Leather Dried fruit

    Taste

    Woody Prunes Black tea Leather

    How is this rum rated?

    8.7/10 71 reviews
    Top 22% Guyana
    Top 12% Diamond

    On their first encounter, SBS and Nobilis are very much toe to toe. Nose goes to Nobilis for a little more openness and complexity. SBS takes the palate with (comparably) less wood/bitterness which leaves more room for some dried red fruits, which I don’t really find in the Nobilis very much - on my first try at least 🤔 Both very nice REVs, if you do enjoy this kind of dark and bitter profile.

    Exciting extension of the REV saga - the corresponding DNA is recognizable, but it is quite clearly not up to the 94 vintage for me. The nose still convinces me a good deal more than the taste experience in the mouth, where unfortunately the alcohol remains a bit too present. Compared to other 2006 REVs on the milder side, more balanced, perhaps also thanks to the somewhat shorter storage time - other releases already show significantly more bitterness (Nobilis) or smoke (Romdeluxe). Slight deductions for the in my opinion somewhat too clear alcohol sharpness.

    Update: I like increasingly worse. In the mouth quite one-dimensional and thin. -2Original:Rusty along with the SBS 2006, the first RA 2004 and the second RA 1994 - the latter dances a bit out of line. If the 2006 is a REV, then so are the 2004 MDXC. There are differences, but are as great between the 2004 bottlings as compared to the 2006.This bottling is the most drinkable of the four, the powerful that also so characterized the first RA 1994 takes a back seat even further here, the prune playing full out. The nose is softer and more restrained than the 2004s. In the mouth, a sweetness is present that neither the 2004s nor the 1994s bring. Despite the darker color, the sweetness is more reminiscent of molasses and candied fruit than burnt caramel.

    Second tasting: a very good rum, rating relativized (-2)Nose: very inviting and heavy with lots of spiciness and... black tea!Mouth: here the spiciness immediately takes over accompanied by a nice sweetness of caramelized brown sugar and a medicinal bitterness.Finish: fades faster than expected but long and intense with barrel, sweetness and bitter notes.What a great rum!

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Brand
    S.B.S
    RumX ID
    RX11234
    ABV
    56,4%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2006
    Mark
    REV
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    15 years
    No. of bottles
    240
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    1423 World Class Spirits • Diamond 2006 &nbsp; 15yr &nbsp; 56,4% S.B.S Guyana REV

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    The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 4,326 times with an average of 8.3/10.

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