Velier Diamond SVW

 An intoxicating nose full of vanilla from the oak, caramel, interwoven spices - the depth of the individual aromas is breathtaking. The palate also offers a fascinating profile - again heavy sweetness full of expression away from any stickiness, dark spices, hints of tobacco and herbs, coffee, pleasant grip of the alcohol...deep, heavy, crisp, herbal, woody with a tart sweetness. Great.

 For a top rating, it is a tad too floral for me. But plays in the absolute Champions League!

 Retasting with the RumX guys and I stick to my score. ------- We had a wonderful pure Diamond tasting yesterday and what a tasting. Boom, this is how you make a good rum that has a finish lasting a few weeks. Adding a bit of water settled the alcohol heat and released the true nature and flavours.

 Little random 96 Diamond cross tasting. Well, I‘m always amazed how good this one is. Obviously this one is more of a treat than any other contender to this little tasting. The continentally aged Daimaonds can just not compete with this Velier staple. Rich and complex presents this bottling an amazing profile showcasing the Diamond essence.

 An English club nose with smoke, weathered wood and old leather. A palate that, once past the alcohol's bite, reveals unprecedented complexity! The palate is completely lined with flavors. A real marvel! An infinite finish and an empty glass that's so complex you might think of it as a perfume. Thanks Thomas for the sample. My best rum experience to date.

 A simply monstrous Diamond. The nose is pure olfactory delight, with heavy fruitiness on coconut and raisin, the sweetness of caramel, milk chocolate, pastry and brown sugar, but also powerful spicy and spicy notes that go hand in hand with melted oak on roasted, dark aromas to match. A hint of glue and hazelnut add further depth to the nostrils. A real treat. The attack on the palate is divine, combining elegance and power to perfection. Caramel and burnt sugar are felt first, before the dark, roasted side gains ground and fills the palate with its greediness, with deep oak and beautiful notes of hazelnut and chocolate. Spices form the final bouquet with a fireworks display (nutmeg, licorice, winter spices). The profile is warm, powerful, intense but incredibly complex and delicious. The alcohol is well integrated. The finish is interminable, with that heavy, dark edge that coats the palate. Dark chocolate, coffee, hazelnut, clove, licorice, chili and vanilla offer unsurpassed deliciousness on a deep, easy-drinking profile. Glue and exotic fruits make a comeback to delight the taste buds. A mythical Diamond, heavy, gourmand, complex and easy-drinking, which has everything to please and enter the pantheon of cane spirit wonders.

 One of my Guyana favorites! Great nose and also on the palate a wonderfully complex, full-bodied, tropically matured rum!

 Aaaaaaauuuuuugggggghhhh!!!!In the nose caramel, dried fruit, spices and the perfect load of oak. Extremely layered, powerful, complex yet balanced and quaffable.🍹In the mouth, the hammer! Bold caramel, dried apricot, licorice, pepper, etc. Caramelized in the finish (whatever that means...)SVW at it's best. This is what the perfect rum tastes like to me. Aaaahhhhh, I'll come again, my wife will be jealous....

 Very intense, very aromatic after caramel, candied orange peel, pineapple compote and coconut/vanilla, some ginger-kumquat jam. Very cool! Just behind the 1999 for me personally, but still a legendary drop!

 What a wonderful rum this one is! Just so balanced and intense. Perfect example of tropical aged Demerara! So well integrated. On the nose vanilla, fruits, chocolate and old wood. On the palate more of the same with tobacco, old leather, anise and a lovely natural sweetness. Complex. Stunning.

 Franconian Tasting Gang goes Tiki First of all, many thanks to Jakob for giving out the sample for the whole round. In retrospect, I have to admit that I would take it at the price I paid at the time, but now I'd rather take an Eldorado as it's not really much worse but only costs 1/10th as much.

 A stunner. I could smell and sip it forever. A wonderful experience, thank you Jakob 🙏

 91 points. Tasted at the Golden Promise bar at the the Whisky Live Paris 2023.

 Wow! An old, but freshly polished cupboard in which my grandma forgot a glas of orange marmalade. And she left a bit of lovage inside too. The longer I sniff, a complex variety of flavors dancing around my nose. Complex, less fruitier then expected and quite herbal. On the palate, the abv is quite present and slightly too strong. Intense, heavy, strong, very balanced but I‘d like more fruits. Looong finish. No easy stuff…wait, no, caramel and burned sugar on the nose. Let it rest for even longer and new flavors turn up. Amazing. revised after I had the 1999 which I might like more

 WOW…..was für ein Rum….einfach nur genial