Diamond RA Guyana Rum VSG

 Still quite young and wild. However, with some time in the glass, an exciting VSG emerges. Plummy, dark, licorice and some citrus. On the palate, however, it is still a touch too wild for a top rating.

 Relatively spicy due to high alcohol content. Very round, few stand out flavors

 Must the rum today, two years after the first tasting, but unfortunately downgrade from 85 to 81 points: The alcohol sharpness just does not want to give way properly. On the other hand, beautiful dark bitter notes, leather, herbs. A difficult rum.

 Manque de fraîcheur surtout en bouche. Amertume un peu trop prononcée. Alcool bien intégré. Après avoir terminé la bouteille, je confirme un ressenti mitigé. Ce rhum est bon mais la forte amertume qui devient plus prononcé avec l'aération, le rend trop sombre...

 The palate falls a little compared to the nose, nevertheless very good VSG.

 Unfortunately, I'm not completely convinced because there's a little too much alcohol on the palate. Solid Demerara, but the alcohol note does not allow a higher rating in my opinion.

 Pflaume und Zitrusfrüchte. Sehr gelungen. Absolut zu empfehlen

 Rough Guyana with heavy spice/alcoholic notes. Fairly imbalanced and fails to convince. Even after some time the heat doesn’t settle and overpowers the rest, no chance to enjoy the slight dark fruityness in the background.

 An der Nase Malz, Karamell, Tabak, Leder, Lakritze, Holz, etwas Bleistiftspähne und Pflaume. Am Gaumen ebenfalls schwer und würzig. Gut integrierter Alkohol und zum Releasezeitpunkt sicherlich ein Rum mit top PLV.

 Aged 16 years.....Very dark colorFirst nose rich and heavy with fruits and pastries then spices but quickly degrades with aerationMouth fat, very roasted, bitter, and borderline "dirty", alcohol wise for almost 60%--> I have not tasted much Demerara, Versailles especially.Not completely packed even if atypical and interesting to see something else

 Rusted along with the 2006 SBS, the first 2004 RA, and the second 1994 RA - the latter is a bit out of line. If the 2006 is a REV, then so are the 2004 MDXC. There are differences, but are as great between the 2004 bottlings as compared to the 2006.This 16yo 2004 lacks that intense herbal note compared to the 12yo bottling - menthol and eucalypthos barely appear, but dried fruit and plenty of spice with prominent licorice and burnt caramel.The 16yo is much more harmonious than the younger one and also brings a bit more depth. I like it well - a pity that I have not bought a bottle, compared to the 12yo he was almost 100% geteurer, but the 2006 puts another 30% on top 🤷♂️.

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 Schöne Guyana-Nase mit Trockenpflaume und Kardamom! Am Gaumen zuerst recht bissig aber breitet sich schön im Mundraum aus, wieder Trockenfrüchte und Gewürze. Der Fasseinfluß ist gut aber dürfte nicht stärker sein. Langer, leicht bitter werdender Nachklang. Sehr guter, runder Guyaner Rum.

 very unusual

 Nice product but too liquorice for me. Superb nose on the other hand! Alcohol very very well integrated.