BCB Wines Diamond Gran Torino Demerara Rum 2002 16yr 67%

RX12089 Very good Single Cask 300 bottles Under 250€

8.8/1038 ratings

Community rating

“Remarkably Caroni-esque, complex, richly sweet; fantastic value with surprising depth.”

Introducing the Gran Torino Demerara Rum, a remarkable spirit hailing from Guyana's Diamond distillery, crafted by independent bottler BCB Wines. Distilled in 2002, this molasses-based treasure boasts 16 years of aging and packs a punch with a 67% ABV. With only 300 bottles in this limited release, get ready for a unique and complex experience. Our community's tasting notes highlight a fascinating blend of aromas, including dirty, smoky, tar, burnt sugar, and barrel. On the palate, expect rubber, tar, dirty, spicy, and roasted flavors. This rum earned praise for its captivating Caroni-like qualities, outstanding complexity, and exceptional price-to-value ratio. Don't miss out on this exceptional and original rum that bridges the gap between Demerara and Caroni.

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How does this rum taste?

The Gran Torino Demerara Rum is a robust, complex spirit with a deceiving Caroni-like profile. Dominant notes of tar, rubber, and tropical fruits, alongside a Demerara sweetness, make it a delightful surprise. Excellent integration of high ABV, but somewhat short finish.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Tar Rubber Dirty Smoky Burnt sugar Barrel

Taste

Rubber Tar Roasted Dirty Spicy Oak

Finish

Rubber Roasted Dirty Tar Smoky Chocolate

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Thunderbird

20 December 2022

9.0/10

“What a positive surprise.....So a Diamond I had not yet in the glass! I can only agree with the previous tasters... it comes along like a dirty Caroni... delicate dark fruit notes and burnt demerara sugar is also perceptible!A great rum, especially if you consider the PLV thereby!Today in the RumX calendar, Day20:And again fully fallen into the trap...was sure to have a Caroni in the glass”

Aroma

Smoky Tar Burnt sugar Dirty

Taste

Tar Dirty Rubber Roasted Intense

crazyforgoodbooze

5 March 2023

9.0/10

“Wow! I would not have expected this, extremely drinkable, complex and delicious. Could easily pass as a 98 Caroni blind, sherry finish brings a nice, creamy sweetness to it without being too dominant. Alcohol is perfectly integrated! Overall, really a very successful rum with an excellent price-performance ratio! Would have really liked to have a bottle here ...”

Aroma

BicycleTube Smoky Burnt sugar Spicy Minty

Taste

Tar Passion fruit Minty Dirty Creme brulee

Photo of the rum Gran Torino Demerara Rum taken from user crazyforgoodbooze

Tschusikowsky

22 January 2023

9.0/10

“RumX Advent 20.12.22Geile blind tasting. Had guessed the Caroni Replica.alcohol very well integrated. From Demerara I taste and smell nothing. Unlike the bottlings of Le Gus't where yet still sweetness and other influences are tasty, I find here full broadside Caroni. Delicious. Otherwise, you spend several hundred for something like this.”

Aroma

Tar Dirty Tropical fruit Spicy Burnt sugar

Taste

Tar Rubber Dirty Roasted Chocolate

Galli33

20 December 2022

8.5/10

“#20th dec RumXCalendar Blind tasting: Nose: tar, rubber, woody, smoky, oak, roasted Mouth: tar, rubber, smoky, leather, a bit thin Finish: medium, woody, roasted, barrel notes, tar, tannins, dark chocolate Uuuups. This is a good one. 🤪A good demerara diamond dressed up as a Caroni 😏 very delicious, with a small body. The alcohol is integrated very well. The initial price-to-value was awesome Looks like a straight Caroni ca.55 % 99/00”

Aroma

Tar Rubber Smoky Dirty Woody

Taste

Tar Rubber Dirty Spicy Roasted

Photo of the rum Gran Torino Demerara Rum taken from user Galli33

cigares

29 July 2023

9.1/10

“A rum discovered thanks to RumX and brought back from Italy by a friend at a low price. A dark color and a nose where I'd expected Caroni, but instead it was 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 in the mouth, Caroni in full. A motorcycle repair shop in full sun amidst 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 the focus either on the fruit or on the typical Caroni notes. A very clean Demeroni, with obvious Caroni notes, but little or nothing dirty. Like a 1995, for example the Ancient Mariner, or even a 1996 with a little less exuberance all the same. I really like it, and the value for money here is exceptional!”

Aroma

Raisin Figs Rubber Tar

Taste

Rubber Tar Figs Tropical fruit Raisin

Photo of the rum Gran Torino Demerara Rum taken from user cigares

RumTaTa

7 May 2023

8.5/10

“That is times a changeling! Blind I could have sworn to have a Caroni in the glass or at least an extremely dirty T.D.L! The palate and aftertaste confirm that even! But no! A Demerara rum. Great, I like it very much!”

Aroma

Dirty Smoky Tar Burnt sugar Rubber

Taste

Rubber Tar Dirty Spicy Roasted

Joachim Guger

27 July 2023

8.9/10

“The nose is clearly a Caroni, perhaps a touch more dried fruit. In the mouth then extremely spicy and massive coffee. Strong, but very good. The finish is a bit short. Great rum! Thanks to Bonn!!! There I will look around for a bottle....”

Aroma

Caramel Roasted Woody Leather Dried dates

Taste

Woody Dark chocolate Coffee Roasted Burnt sugar

Photo of the rum Gran Torino Demerara Rum taken from user Joachim Guger

Jakob

11 November 2022

8.9/10

“Demerara? Caroni? We are somewhere in between, but those who like both will find an extremely exciting bottling here. The dirty Caroni notes are even quite dominant and present themselves at the forefront, especially on the palate, there is tar and rubber full here. In addition, the heavy Demerara sweetness - that definitely gives a few subjective sympathy points from me.”

Aroma

Barrel Smoky Tar Burnt sugar Rubber

Taste

Chocolate Oak Tar Rubber Green pepper

TheRhumhoe

21 January 2023

8.9/10

“A very good Demerara, very deceptive as it is clearly reminiscent of a Caroni. The nose starts with these empyreumatic notes, very smoky, rubbery and with these notes of bitumen. Then come the sweet, chocolatey notes, the soft spices (vanilla, nutmeg) that mix with hazelnuts, caramel, wood and dried and tropical fruits. A very complete and greedy nose. In the mouth, the attack is lively, intense but very aromatic. The rubber and the tar suggest a Caroni again, but the tropical fruits, the hazelnut and the chocolate bring the typical greediness of Demerara. The alcohol is present but very well integrated (and particular to the nose). The finish is warm, spicy and smoky, even terpenic, but still leaves these sweet, woody and chocolate notes. It is however slightly short compared to what it could claim on the nose and in the mouth. A complex and expressive profile, really interesting and original and that can be drunk well.”

Aroma

Smoky Unknown Burnt sugar Rubber Spice

Taste

Rubber Tar Smoky Spicy Spice

mto75

21 June 2023

8.8/10

“Reminiscent of the Le Gus't 'Demeronis', perhaps a little sweeter on the nose”

Photo of the rum Gran Torino Demerara Rum taken from user mto75

Serge

24 November 2022

9.0/10

“I like it extraordinarily well. Really very, very Caroni. Also somehow reminds of dirty Armagnacs. Demerara characteristics actually rather quiet and in the background. Sherry does not interfere at all but fits like a glove. Still cool. More of this please. It would really be a great trap for a blind tasting.”

Aroma

Tar Rubber Smoky Dirty Burnt sugar

Taste

Tar Dirty Rubber Cocoa Armagnac

Tom Buteneers

20 December 2022

9.2/10

“RumXmas 2022, blind: First impression, from the last drops in the sample bottle: Caroni, without a doubt. Ok, what a mindfuck 😅 Caroni flavors clearly present, dirty rubbery diesel fruit. Never had a Diamond like this in the glass. 67% but alcohol is extremely well integrated. Even my girlfriend said it was smooth 🤯 What a banger! 😍Added it to my wishlist 😁”

Tropheus80

20 December 2022

8.0/10

“Day 20 Rum X Advent calendar Caroni similar”

Aroma

Smoky Spicy Barrel Tar Dirty

Taste

Tar Roasted Spicy Dirty

zabo

16 July 2023

9.1/10

“What a grenade. Thanks to Serge. With the blind tasting quite nicely led on ice. I love it and I need at least a bottle of it if not more!”

Aroma

Dirty Tar Rubber Barrel Tropical fruit

Taste

Rubber Tar Dirty Chocolate Intense

Photo of the rum Gran Torino Demerara Rum taken from user zabo

Johannes

29 June 2022

8.8/10

“Amazingly impressive rum! Great complexity with a blend of bourbon, Caroni 98 and perhaps minimal PX Cask. Really successful!”

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Guyana

Distillery
Diamond

Bottler
BCB Wines

RumX ID
RX12089

ABV
67%

Vintage
2002

Made from
Molasses

Age
16 years

No. of bottles
300

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Under 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

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141 €

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