Romdeluxe Diamond Collectors Series No. 2 MDS 1996
Loved by Jesper Petersen, Alexandre SERRURIER & 23 more
For curious explorers, this 25-year Diamond single cask is a deep, unsweetened molasses sipper with dried fruits, dark chocolate, coffee and roasted notes. At 49.2% it’s flavorful yet surprisingly easy-going, ideal for slow evenings.
- Rich dark flavors
- Great balance
- Long finish
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How does Romdeluxe Diamond Collectors Series No. 2 MDS 1996 taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Deep, chocolatey Demerara elegance For curious explorers, this 25-year Diamond single cask is a deep, unsweetened molasses sipper with dried fruits, dark chocolate, coffee and roasted notes. At 49.2% it’s flavorful yet surprisingly easy-going, ideal for slow evenings.
Fans of aged Demerara and dark, chocolate‑coffee profiles who want complexity without cask-strength aggression.
Those chasing very high ABV intensity or ultra-fruity, high-ester profiles.
How is Romdeluxe Diamond Collectors Series No. 2 MDS 1996 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.6 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Jesper Petersen
should be opened - clearly worth 1k
Review by Alexandre SERRURIER
Très bon rhum, assez surprenant malgré ses 51° il se laisse boire très facilement
Review by Oliver
Great, intense, dark nose. Chocolatey and roasted. On the palate with plenty of power - but in a positive sense. Very well integrated alcohol. Super long finish.
Review by Johannes
Too bad that the Diamond was diluted. Potential is there! For me, a little too much molasses in the taste. Taste-wise, I therefore like the Corman a little better than the Rome de luxe 2 batch.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A very well balanced and medium complex rum with nice fruits and wood/wood spices. Chocolate, coffee and tobacco complement the molasses flavour wonderfully.
Review by Jakob
It is quite similar to the Corman Collins C'Rhum - heavy sweetness dominates, but unfortunately the reduced alcohol strength is also too noticeable in this bottling. It remains speculative whether the original distillate would have benefited from more power - but knowing the potential of the vintage, coupled with the legendary Coffey still as the source, it is reasonable to suspect that even more would have been possible. As a result, there is once again a lot of heavy caramel sweetness with dark chocolate, subtle café au lait and dark spicy notes, which provide some aromatic tension on the palate - but overall there is not enough spectacle for an even higher rating.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Part of a greater tasting with good company in 2021. Very deep in the nose; dried fruits and stonefruit. The notes I got from this, was licorice, dark chocolate and dried fruits. Lots of flavor despite rather low ABV
Review by Snorre Brouer
Walnuts and raisins is what first comes into mind. The nose is quite alcoholic, but luckily this doesn't count for the mouth. Herbs and slightly medicinal, with some fruit in the bacground. All in all a decent rum, and for it's RRP it is relatively cheap considering it's age and origin - But all in all it doesn't stand out as exceptional.
Community purchases
27 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 1 members.
About the Diamond distillery
The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 5,141 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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