Corman Collins Diamond 1996
For curious explorers stepping into aged Demeraras, this 25-year Diamond is all about dark fruits, caramel, coffee, nuts and polished wood. At 46.6%, it’s balanced, gourmand and easy to sip, widely praised on RumX.
- Complex dark aromas
- Easy sipping
- Long finish
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Mature, gourmand Demerara crowd-pleaser For curious explorers stepping into aged Demeraras, this 25-year Diamond is all about dark fruits, caramel, coffee, nuts and polished wood. At 46.6%, it’s balanced, gourmand and easy to sip, widely praised on RumX.
Fans of classic aged Demerara who enjoy sweet dark fruits, caramel and coffee notes in a balanced, lower-ABV sipper.
Proof-hunters or those wanting punchy, high-intensity Demeraras; drinkers who dislike a touch of caramel sweetness or light bitterness.
How is Corman Collins Diamond 1996 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.7 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 Maxence
Incredible Diamond profile. Its only weakness is dilution which is not perfectly executed (alcohol pic). Besides this, clearly my favourite kind of rum 💘
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un joli Diamond de 1996 sélectionné par Corman Collins, qui démarre sur un nez expressif et parfumé pour son voltage. Les fruits secs et exotiques virevoltent avec les notes boisées, épicées (vanille, réglisse, clou de girofle) et sombres (cuir, chocolat, cacao, café) du style Demerara. La lourdeur des arômes fruités et sucrés (caramel, sucre Demerara) et le voile de fraîcheur donnent le sentiment d’un rhum gourmand et riche après aération. Une belle première approche. En bouche, on retrouve un rhum étonnamment vif malgré la dilution notable. Raisins secs et pruneaux s’allient avec le chocolat, le café, le cuir, les noix, le côté fumé, boisé et les épices (réglisse, vanille) pour donner du corps au rhum au palais. C’est gourmand, mais aussi délicat et extrêmement gouleyant. L’alcool est bien intégré. La finale est longue, sombre, amère mais collante, presque visqueuse, tapissant le palais de notes de fruits noirs et de fruits secs, de notes sombres et sucrées, caractéristiques du style Demerara. Un rhum de grande classe, fin, complexe et gouleyant à souhait.
Review by cigares
Un rhum très foncé d’aspect avec un nez de vieux bois vernis, du cuir, du fumé. La bouche est moins sombre avec des herbes, de l’amer (artichaut ?) et du caramel. La finale est longue, avec toujours un peu d’amertume. Elle oscille de façon très intéressante entre les notes d’amertume et de caramel. Le verre vide fait penser à un vieux fumoir anglais très classe avec des meubles en cuir et bois vernis.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is complex and greedy. Sweet, dried, ripe fruits are at the head of the pack. We find oranges, prunes, raisins, dates ... But other fresher fruits are also part: cherry-raspberry. All completed by a nice dose of solvent varnish that make this olfactory bouquet more than interesting. In the mouth, there is some pep but the alcohol is perfectly integrated. It's less fruity than the nose, but it's quite greedy thanks to the caramel and coconut notes. Some oak pushes from the shoulders into the pack and the tobacco gets a little acceleration. The finish is nice, long and dry on chocolate/coffee. My goodness, it is really concentrated this Dark Demerara, and it does not leave indifferent at all (in a good way!).
Review by Basti
Relatively sweet on the palate with caramel, dried fruit and spices and slightly floral notes. Quite drinkable due to the low ABV and yet not too flat. Good daily sipper, unfortunately a little expensive.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Very tasty and pleasant rum. Umami in the mouth, full and yet very balanced. I like it very much. Wood and old molasses notes in the form of licorice. Overall a little too thin for a higher rating.
Review by Johannes
Too bad that the Diamond was diluted! Taste-wise, I like the Corman a little better than the Rome de luxe 2 batch. It is very nicely balanced and easy sipping due to the dilution.
Review by gali jo
Très classique mais un peu léger
Review by Simon Leroux
Un rhum agréable et sympathique mais qui manque un peu de caractère pour moi
Review by Oliver
Relaxed Diamond. The dilution takes some of the soul out of it, otherwise it would be a real killer rum.
Review by Josip
Klasse Nase. Dabei bleibt es aber auch.
Review by Jakob
Why did they have to dilute this rum so much? The sweetness of caramel and milk chocolate is a little too dominant, along with vanilla, coffee and spices... unfortunately it remains a little too sweet, it simply lacks expressiveness - and even if I can only assume the positive influence, of course, a few more percentages would have been good for the distillate.
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"Beautiful dark aromas with a slight freshness that resonates in the background to burnt muscovado sugar. Unfortunately, a bit thin."
Community purchases
41 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 8 members.
About the Diamond distillery
The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 5,053 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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