Nobilis Diamond No. 21C - Savalle Still LBI 2013
For experienced palates: a young, cask-strength Savalle still Demerara that rewards patience. Expect intense coffee, cocoa, nuts, exotic fruits and herbal notes, with a fresh, slightly rough profile that benefits from airing and dilution.
- Intense flavors
- Chocolate and coffee
- Fruity brightness
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Young, punchy chocolate‑coffee Demerara For experienced palates: a young, cask-strength Savalle still Demerara that rewards patience. Expect intense coffee, cocoa, nuts, exotic fruits and herbal notes, with a fresh, slightly rough profile that benefits from airing and dilution.
Seasoned Demerara fans who enjoy intense, unsweetened cask-strength rums with coffee, cocoa, nutty and exotic fruit notes and don’t mind a slightly raw, experimental single cask.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to high ABV or those wanting a polished, fully mature sipper rather than a youthful, somewhat bitter and edgy profile.
How is Nobilis Diamond No. 21C - Savalle Still LBI 2013 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.9 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is part of a series of 3 rums and I like when bottlers try something new or experiment. This particular rum was young and fresh in both bouquet and on the palate, but it still managed to move things around. Fruity and intense without being put of balance.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A rum in the style of La Bonne Intention, Guyana's former distillery. The nose opens with notes of exotic fruit and citrus, before giving way to the darker profile characteristic of the region. On the palate, the attack is aggressive, with a hint of alcohol, but the darker side returns and envelops the palate with notes of coffee and spices, the fruit here being more subtle. The finish is long, bitter and brutal, with spices, cocoa, tea and dried fruit. A rather hard, harsh and somewhat unbalanced rum. Aeration is necessary to fully appreciate this beverage, but a few more years would have really allowed this rum to gain depth.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Mein erster LBI. Ich schmecke das Potenzial des Profils. Mir gefällt es sehr gut. Aber wahrscheinlich einfach einige Jahre zu früh abgefüllt. Hoffen wir, dass wir mer davon sehen in Zukunft. Diese Abfüllung ist nicht ganz rund, nicht ganz fertig und der Alkohol ist auf der Zunge zu präsent.
Review by Frank
Jetzt der letzte der drei Nobilis 21… La Bonne Nase: jung, frisch, beißend. Würzig-holzig und fruchtig. Apfel und Kiwi im Vordergrund, dahinter holzig und karamellige Süße, mit, wie bei den beiden anderen auch, Hefe und Brioche. Hier noch etwas Vanille und Kakaopulver. Insgesamt zu jung, zu unreif. 7,6 Gaumen: leider sehr unfertig, scharfkantig, bitter. Holzig-würzig, pfeffrig und leicht verbrannt. Etwas Kardamom ist dabei. Cremige Brioche-Textur. 7,2 Wie die anderen Beiden viel zu früh abgefüllt. Die drei Rums wirken noch nicht fertig. Alle haben aber definitiv Potenzial.
Review by Jakob
The young LBIs unfortunately fall off a bit overall for me in direct comparison to the young continental Demeraras. In addition to the fruity and light sweet notes, I perceive a somewhat confusing herbaceous-medicinal note here, which at first reminds me somewhat of the glue so often found in tropically aged Demeraras, but comes across somewhat differently - unfortunately in a negative sense. I am disturbed by this aroma, which unfortunately remains discernible on the palate, and consequently clouds my enjoyment of this release.
Review by Julien Ries
Un rhum très (trop ?) jeune qui a quand même quelques jolies qualités. Le nez nous accueille sur de la pomme fermentée, pas mal de café et de chocolat au lait. Ce côté pomme n'est pas mon truc. L'alcool est assez bien intégré vu l'ABV, et la bouche suit le nez avec cette pomme qui nous approche d'un calvados. Le tout est très frais, avec du réglisse mentholé et aussi du cacao et du thé. La finale est assez umami et réconfortante. Pas un coup de coeur mais une curiosité.
Review by Alex Kunath
Again, the rum needs more aging in the barrel. I like the marrow though!
Review by Gregor
Gut eingebundener Alkohol. Und eine richtige Schokoladenbombe.
Review by Volkmar Weber
Zehn Jahre zu früh abgefüllt. Tolles Mark, in Ansätzen sehr gefällig (vor allem die Nase), aber auf der Zunge wieder sprittig und unrund.
Review by Righrum
Nose mainly sweet with coffe and cocoa notes, but also old cardboard. Drink side it is too thin, still sweet and a bit roasted, but very little comes out apart from alcohol, with a bad integration
Review by Matthieu L
Puissant, très fruité, fruits exotiques, fruits rouges
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32 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 3 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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