BCB Wines Diamond Gran Torino Demerara Rum

Aroma opens with smoky, rubbery and tar notes, while the palate combines dirty Caroni traits with Demerara sweetness and tropical fruit. Praised for its complexity and value, this community favourite rewards those seeking powerful, character-driven rums.

8.8  / 10  (72 reviews)

Tar, rubber, sweet Demerara and dried fruits—Caroni-style delight.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Distinct Caroni-like dirty notes
    • Rich tropical fruit sweetness
    • Alcohol impressively integrated

    The Gran Torino Demerara Rum instantly grabs attention with its bold, almost Caroni-like mix of tar, rubber, and burnt sugar—the "dirt" profile so many RumX tasters love. Behind the smoky and industrial aromas, layers of tropical fruits, sweet Demerara richness, and dry roasted notes reveal exceptional complexity and seamless cask strength integration. A standout hybrid for fans of intense, complex, and characterful rums. Worth discovering if you appreciate unapologetically bold profiles.

    Aroma

    Rubber Dirty Tar Smoky

    Taste

    Rubber Dirty Tar Roasted

    How is this rum rated?

    8.8  / 10  (72 reviews)
    Top 18% Guyana
    Top 9% Diamond

    "A rum discovered thanks to RumX and brought back from Italy by a friend at a low price. A dark color and a very expressive nose where I was expecting Caroni and where it was instead fruit that presented itself, raisins and figs but also tropical fruit. The discreet notes of a mechanic's workshop on the nose are revealed in full on the palate, Caroni in flagrante delicto. A motorcycle repair shop in full sunshine amid trees bearing all kinds of fruit, tropical and otherwise. The music is tropical and the sun is beating down. The finish is long, never-ending, with fruit or typical Caroni notes, depending on how you look at it. With a hint of smoke and a little acidity that gives it liveliness. A very clean Demeroni, with obvious Caroni notes, but little or none of the dirt. Like a 1995, for example the "Ancient Mariner", or even a 1996 with a little less exuberance all the same. In direct comparison with another Demeroni, I prefer it to Le Gus't 65.7%. I really like it! And the value for money here is absolutely exceptional!"

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    9.2 / 10
    Review by: cigares

    "Tolle Caroni Noten aber mit der schweren Süsse von Demerara. Macht mega Laune. Eine klein wenig Kork in der Nase und Gaumen minimal störend für mich. Jammern auf sehr hohen Niveau. Wunderbare Abfüllung!"

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    8.9 / 10
    Review by: Mirco

    "Edit: again Serge led his bottle to the bottlekill. Still cool What a grenade. Thanks to Serge. You really led me up the garden path with the blind tasting. I love it and I need at least one bottle if not more! Absolutely successful bottling"

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    9.1 / 10
    Review by: zabo

    "A very good Demeroni, an exotic fusion between a Demerara rum and a Caroni. Indeed, the profile is most deceptive: the nose is very empyreumatic, smoky, rubbery and with notes of bitumen. This is followed by sweet, chocolatey notes, mild spices (vanilla, nutmeg) and tobacco, mingling with hazelnuts, caramel, wood and dried, tropical fruits. A very complete, dirty and greedy nose. On the palate, the attack is lively, intense but very aromatic. Rubber and tar leave no doubt that this is Caroni once again. However, tropical fruit (mango, pineapple), hazelnut, dark chocolate and dark oak bring the typical Demerara sweetness. The alcohol is present but very well integrated. The profile is as puzzling as it is delicious. The finish is warm, spicy and smoky, even terpenic, but still retains tropical fruit, sweetness, wood and chocolate. It remains dirty, salty and terribly drinkable with its mixed Demerara and Trinidad aromas. A complex, expressive profile that's truly interesting and original, and easy to drink. It's unlikely, however, that a Caroni cask could have got lost and been labelled as a Demerara rum - the resemblance is, as with Le Gus't bottlings, far too great."

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    8.9 / 10
    Review by: TheRhumhoe
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX12089
    ABV
    67%
    Vintage
    2002
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    16 years
    No. of bottles
    300
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    BCB Wines • Diamond 2002 &nbsp; 16yr &nbsp; 67% Gran Torino Demerara Rum

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 73 bottles to their collections:

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    7
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    4
    Open rate
    15%
    Ø Market value
    187€

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