Diamond (Versailles) S.B.S Guyana

Complex, dry, and robust Guyanese rum.

Complex flavor profile
Distinctive Guyanese character
Well-integrated high ABV
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S.B.S Guyana offers a dry, woody palate with roasted, herbal notes and a subtle sweetness. Its high ABV is integrated, resulting in a complex, enjoyable profile.

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    How does this rum taste?

    The S.B.S Guyana Rum, crafted at the Diamond (Versailles) distillery and bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, is a limited release with only 264 bottles. Distilled in 2003 using a Single Wooden Pot Still and aged for 12 years, it boasts a complex nose of vanilla, nutty, and woody tones, accented by oak and tannins. The palate reveals dominant woodiness and roasted flavors, with hints of licorice, coffee, and dried fruit. While the high ABV of 62.8% is notable, it is generally well-integrated. Users describe its character as dry with herbal notes, though some find the balance between sweetness and bitterness to vary slightly, impacting its perceived smoothness. Overall, a distinctive offering capturing the essence of Guyanese rum heritage.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Nutty Woody Oak

    Taste

    Woody Roasted Licorice Coffee

    How is this rum rated?

    8.0/10 21 reviews

    In the nose still relatively sweet, on the palate then dominated by spices and metallic notes. Good, but not completely convincing and not fully balanced in taste in my opinion.

    To me, the alcohol seems only suboptimally integrated. Update 24.06.2022:Today, the rum still seems to me a bit too brute on the palate, but for that I taste no annoying finish, certainly not sweet wine, but just, as it should be, graphite (pencil shavings).A rum with dry charm and character.Because I tasted the RX1378 in parallel, I held that on the palate stubbornly for this SBS (keyword "heavy sweetness") . 🥴🙈 One may convict me of the grandiose error! 🙏😉

    A maturation in sweet wine barrels is always such a thing... can make a mediocre rum better, but for me it is mostly nix. Nose: spicy, woody, fruity and sweetish. It comes through right away, the Marsala finish. Behind the sweetness, which is already a tad too much for me, many flavors come through. Lovely cherry wood, lightly toasted, Marashino cherry, dried apricot, pipe tobacco with vanilla, strong maple syrup. Palate: much rounder than expected. Strong and spicy, woody and toasty without being unpleasantly bitter. Slightly salty with nutmeg. The finish mellows out the Diamond nicely. Overall I don't think it's bad, nose a bit too sweet, palate pleasantly round. ABV fits very well.

    Just finished a nice evening going through some of the samples we got from 1423.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Brand
    S.B.S
    RumX ID
    RX4341
    ABV
    62,8%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2003
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Single Wooden Pot Still
    Age
    12 years
    No. of bottles
    264
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    1423 World Class Spirits • Diamond (Versailles) 2003 &nbsp; 12yr &nbsp; 62,8% S.B.S Guyana

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