Romdeluxe Diamond Collectors Series No. 12 REV 2006
For experienced palates who enjoy darker Demerara profiles, this 16‑year REV-style Diamond leans dry, roasted and woody. Expect prunes, dried fruits, burnt caramel, leather, licorice and tea‑like bitterness. Certified unsweetened, it’s a focused, characterful sipper praised by RumX members as a solid 2006 REV representative, especially if you like smoke, roastiness and old wood more than juicy fruit. Best slow, neat with time in the glass.
- Classic REV profile
- Dark roasted notes
- Well-aged intensity
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Dark, woody REV-style Demerara hit For experienced palates who enjoy darker Demerara profiles, this 16‑year REV-style Diamond leans dry, roasted and woody. Expect prunes, dried fruits, burnt caramel, leather, licorice and tea‑like bitterness. Certified unsweetened, it’s a focused, characterful sipper praised by RumX members as a solid 2006 REV representative, especially if you like smoke, roastiness and old wood more than juicy fruit. Best slow, neat with time in the glass.
Fans of dark, dry Demeraras who enjoy roasted coffee, old wood, leather and licorice notes at a punchy yet manageable 53% ABV.
Beginners, those sensitive to bitterness or heavy oak, and drinkers looking for sweet, fruity, easygoing sippers.
How is Romdeluxe Diamond Collectors Series No. 12 REV 2006 rated?
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Review by Jakob
On the nose, the 2006s are overall - unsurprisingly - quite similar. Dried fruit, subtle spicy and woody notes - perhaps the most obvious caramel note in a direct comparison should be emphasized here. On the palate the obligatory prune, distinct smokiness, leather, licorice, wood, again caramel sweetness - compared to the other 2006s most smokiest. Aromatically quite with appealing complexity. Personally, I'm not the biggest fan of overly roasted or smoky flavors, but if that appeals to you as much as the REV profile, you should get your money's worth here. For me, it's a bit too much roastiness as well as medicinal alcoholic spiciness on the palate. For the comparison to the 1994 representatives, I repeat my impressions of the other 2006s: much less heaviness, the plum notes appear here more in tandem with currant, the dark tones of wood, licorice, leather and caramel are much less pronounced. I am inclined - despite the aromatic complexity of this bottling - to speak of "REV Light." While the spectrum of 2006s also has its charm and the character is undeniably recognizable, in my eyes the REV profile benefits extremely from the long aging and resulting complexity. However, the reference points can also be described as almost unfair for the younger bottlings, especially for proven lovers of the 1994 REVs.
Review by Basti
On the nose leather, slightly charred, caramel, dried fruit, vanilla and a slight sweetness. On the palate, everything that the nose promised can be found again. A beautiful 2006 REV with a well-integrated ABV.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4156 This one is also really nice and I could pick up the flavours when opening the sample. Beautiful dark rum with roasted wood without it being too dominant. Fruits and spices tag along some light leather and licorice. Draws beautiful and slow moving curtains in the glass and the empty glass has some vanilla, smoke and herbal notes.
Review by Thunderbird
I like the 2006 REV, but this one does not quite convince me! I lack a little fruit and intensity ! The alcohol is not very well integrated and the barrel impact is already quite pronounced !
Review by Thomas Wille
Falls a little short of expectations
Review by TheRhumhoe
A Diamond in the REV style, with an elegant yet lively nose. Spices (chili, cinnamon, licorice, vanilla) and woodiness, tending towards leather, chocolate and roasted notes, blend perfectly with dried fruit and hints of molasses, sugar and burnt caramel. Hints of herbs, black tea and tobacco add a touch of freshness to this dark, warm style. A very pleasant olfactory profile, in the spirit of the 1994 REVs. The attack on the palate is much more bitter and woody. Leather, chocolate, coffee, spices and roasted notes are very present, so much so that fruit is practically absent. There are notes of caramel and burnt sugar, with a hint of molasses and tea flavors. The alcohol is well integrated, but the 53% still makes itself felt. The finish is long and persistent, with bitterness and dark notes that stick to the palate. The smoky, burnt side comes out more strongly on the long finish. A profile that's drier and more intense than expected, but still refined, delicate and generous.
Review by Vincent D
Pas de surprise avec ce Diamond qui annonce tout de suite la couleur : boisé, terrien, sur le cuir, l'amertume, le pruneau. L'alcool me semble très présent au nez mais se révèle très bien intégré en bouche. On retrouve alors d'abord ce bois vieux et les marqueurs du nez qui sont complétés par une touche brûlé-fumé. Finale amère sur laquelle apparaît de la réglisse. Toujours étonnant ces rhums du Guyana où l'on est sur le corde raide entre un rhum hyper agréable et un jus de bois. Celui-ci est résolument du bon côté 😁. Merci beaucoup à Rodolphe pour le sample. Edit : première impression totalement confirmée
Review by Frank
A "small" REV. Nice and old and good ABV... Nose: intense and concentrated, dark, spicy-woody-roasted aromas. Also dried, tart redcurrant, prune and dried blood orange. Yes, the blood orange now becomes even more intense. Beautiful. Vanilla and some toffee behind it, clearly chocolaty. There is also quite a bit of molasses here. 8.3 Palate: powerful at the beginning and quite bitter and burnt, then it quickly becomes slightly bacony and creamy before turning herbal and green tea-like. In between there is some licorice and fatty nut, pecan. Interesting flavor curve. Litchi clearly comes through at the back. A little thin at the end. 8.5 I actually quite like it. A slightly different REV, with a nice transformation.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Typical REV 2006 representative without rough edges like its predecessor or sister cask. Pleasant tea notes, lots of fresh anise, licorice, menthol, prunes rather in the background. Well balanced and pleasant to drink.
Review by Mike H.
My last glass of rum this year as I’ll be moving to Champagne soon. I had a few too many to share my tasting notes so this will be edited at some point in the future. I wish you all a nice evening and may the new year be a good one for everyone 🙂
Review by DomM
Leaning more towards burnt caramel and wood. Intensive. RD No. 16 was the clear winner in our blind tasting however.
Review by zabo
Blind tasting with DomM Franconian Tasting Gang goes Guyana 2006 REV 4th place The following rums were compared with each other in the blind crosstasting. RX16863 RX11234 RX14160 RX16395 RX14205 RX14344
Review by Johannes
You can already sense the REV DNA, but overall bottled far too young, not round enough, alcohol not well integrated.
Review by cigares
La couleur est très foncée. Le nez est chaleureux avec de la crème, de la banane flambée et du caramel. La bouche est moins élégante avec un vernis épais, des agrumes et du sucre candi. La finale est longue avec des agrumes et une pointe d’acidité. Ce rhum me plonge à l’intérieur d’une vénérable église. La bouche est très différente selon la taille de la gorgée, tout en finesse avec une petite gorgée et plus sur le vernis sinon.
Review by Serge
No comparison to the long matured 94 REVs but the similarity is clearly there. Not as heavy and dark but not bad. Nose better than palate.
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