Silver Seal Diamond Demerara 2002
Highly praised independent Demerara with a fresh, slightly funky nose and balanced, complex palate. Seen as an interesting, characterful Port Mourant-style rum that rewards attention.
Fans of traditional Demerara and light funk who enjoy complex, slightly dry rums around 50% ABV and don’t mind a touch of iodine/soap and herbal spice.
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Fresh, funky Demerara explorer
If you like Port Mourant-style Demeraras and are curious about a subtle Jamaican‑leaning funk at manageable strength, this bottle offers exactly that mix without becoming too aggressive.
Those wanting sweet, creamy sippers or beginners sensitive to offbeat notes like soap, iodine or vegetal funk; also not ideal if you prefer low-ABV easy drinkers.
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About the Diamond distillery
The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 4,978 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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Having been invited to a friends today for an early tasting of some of his demerara collection.
A dry Demerara, not my favourite taste profile. Port Mourant.
something must have gone wrong at Silver Seal. They have very likely mixed a Jamaika cask with the DDL cask. The nose is pure Jamaika. Esters, solvent and a nice fruity touch. Overripe banana and ananas. Sweet and very well balanced. On the palate the fruity notes step back. Still dried fruits, esters, but now there is honey, wood, something that reminds me of a Speyside whiskey, leather. It looses a bit on the finish, but appears still to be very smooth and balanced.
Nose: seems very fresh, dominated at the beginning by lemon peel and sulfured papaya. A sweetish note of just the lemon and perhaps beeswax. Something woody-spicy hides there too, vanilla and very light resin. At the back something herbal, pickled olive perhaps? Palate: hmm, seems rather flat and diluted at the beginning, but then comes with interesting things: first sulfurous with iodine and clear umami notes, seems metallic and slightly soapy. Then some caraway that evolves towards dried apricot. Not top, but still interesting.
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