Old Demerara Rum (Lic. N°3)
Old Demerara Rum offers intricate flavors and aromas, prominently featuring coffee, esters, and citrus notes. A complex palate reveals chocolate, licorice, and leather, ensuring an enduring Demerara experience.
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Old Demerara Rum, distilled in Guyana’s Diamond distillery and bottled by Keeling & Son, presents a rich and traditional Demerara profile. Crafted from molasses with a 45% ABV, it reveals aromas of coffee, ester, and bitter orange, complemented by notes of chocolate, black pepper, and licorice on the palate. Users appreciate its complexity and balance, highlighting dried fruit and leather undertones. Despite its moderate alcohol strength, it still provides a medium-long finish featuring orange and licorice nuances. Users note the welcoming yet subtle character that lacks significant depth, but its classic Demerara style remains highly respected. Ideal for those seeking a vintage rum experience.
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About the Diamond distillery
The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 4,748 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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When you are already an old man and are allowed to taste a rum that is even older ... Just opening the tarnished screw cap (!) was an adventure (and a feat of strength). A lovely grape scent hits you after opening, and this impression continues on the palate, albeit not quite as strong due to the ABV of only 45%, which was common at the time. But the alcohol is very well integrated and allows the rum to develop its full fruity aroma even after more than 60 years. This rum is like an essence. A dream from another world.
I am grateful for this sample of a 70s rum. Licorice and some cocoa on the nose, typical of the old Demeraras. In the mouth it has a nice balance and a lot of depth despite only 45%. I don't have anything to compare it to, but we are at a high level here. The flavors linger longer in the mouth. There is also no unpleasant wateriness as with other rums at a drinking strength of 45%. Great old Demerara
31.01.2020 Relaxing at a small tasting at a local dining place that is no more. Notes. Very dark in colour. Nose: Light yet complex, wood, caramel, dried fruit, orange, faint coffee. Palate: Complex, wood, roasted/light smoke, anise, dried fruit, light leather. Finish: Medium long, round, orange, wood, roasted, licorice.
Beautiful Demerara rum with a classic profile, but lacking the final kick.