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The Taste of Rum Diamond Demerara Single Cask Rum SVC 1996
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"A whole different Guyana league," one taster called it, and that's the tone here: heavy, oily, dark. Espresso, dark chocolate, burnt sugar and dried fruit run deep, with old wood and a bitter orange-peel edge. Several were struck by how intense it drinks at only 47.3%. A couple wanted more fruit and sweetness, and one found it a touch bitter on the finish.
The community says- Rich coffee-chocolate depth
- Intense despite low ABV
- Keep in mind: Can feel one-sided
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How does The Taste of Rum Diamond Demerara Single Cask Rum SVC 1996 taste?
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Heavy, dark Demerara: coffee, chocolate, old wood Most tasters loved this continentally aged '96 Diamond for its rich coffee-chocolate-molasses depth and surprising punch. A few found it slightly one-dimensional or bitter, wanting more fruit.
Fans of heavy, roasty aged Demerara
Those wanting bright fruit or a light sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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36 community reviews
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Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Vergleich mit RX15898 Ich mach's kurz: Sind die beiden Rums an der Nase noch kaum zu unterscheiden, liegen am Gaumen Welten zwischen ihnen. Der Corman Collins ist wirklich hoffnungslos unterlegen. RX15426 dagegen bietet alles, was ein großer Diamond braucht: Lakritz, Leder, Honig, sowie Malz und Melasse satt. Und das genau in der richtigen Verdünnung. Glatte 10 Punkte mehr als der Corman Collins. Uneingeschränkte Empfehlung.
Review by mto75
Orange peel on the nose, a hint of essential oils, cola, herbal notes, floor wax, old barrel. Caramel, malt, dark chocolate on the palate. Very intense despite the low ABV. Only the finish is not super long. I quite like this one!
Review by zabo
Christmas Meeting 2023 Secret Santa Sample Thank you mto75 I also liked this one very much. The longer it was in the glass, the better it got. I feel honored to be able to taste it. A completely different Guyana league. Thank you very much
Review by DomM
Little random 96 Diamond cross tasting. For the colored contenders I‘m looking at the RDL Collectors Series No. 2 (MDS) and the The Taste of Rum bottling (SVC). On the nose the impact of the coloring is very noticeable. Burnt sugar, caramel as well as coffee notes alongside dried fruits are present in both bottlings. However, the ToR bottling provides a better balance and way more complexity/depth on the nose. RDL is more straight forward delivering intense notes but cannot quite match in terms of compexity. On the palate, RDL delivers nicely on heavy roasted, chocolate and coffee notes with bold dried fruits. Very nice. The ToR bottling, however, is still some notches ahead. Very well balanced and rich Demerara profile presenting a top notch column bottling. The low ABV doesn’t hurt the experience at all as the rum delivers a surprising high intensity in the palate. This is very good indeed.
Review by Basti
The nose is super inviting with lots of chocolate, roasted aromas, dried fruits, spices and coffee. On the palate chocolatey/caramel, malt, oily texture. Actually quite tasty, but somehow also quite flat. I miss the intensity here for an even better rating.
Review by Joachim Guger
Great, very dark color. Tobacco on the nose, plenty of espresso, chocolate and a hint of powdered plum and liquorice. I like it very much. It continues in a similar way on the palate. A great, continental matured Demerara. Warm, tart, powerful and yet very balanced. I haven't had many old Demeraras from the 70s, but this one reminds me strongly of them. Thanks to Bonn for this great sample 😀😀😀
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#7039 12.07.2026 Having a few extra samples while watching the first Harry Potter movie. Very good rum but also a high price tag. Medium intense profile with varnish, chocolate, fruits, coffee, roasted wood, spice and light smoke.
Review by Serge
Wow, very cool Savalle profile with heavy coffee, chocolate, dark sugar and dried fruit notes with varnish and licorice. The ABV is surprisingly sufficient and well integrated. Even as a great advocate of tropical maturation, I have to pay tribute to this continental rum. Very good.
Review by Boletus
This is exactly the kind of rum that made me, a whisky lover, turn more and more to rum. Oily and heavy, with lots of molasses and malt as the main elements, and at the same time enough dried fruit aromas and roasted oak for necessary variety and depth. An excellent Guyana rum!
Review by Skyfly
Very heavy rum from start to finish. Notes of chocolate, coffee and dried fruit dominate. In the mouth, the barrel really comes into its own and a spiciness spreads that lasts until the end of the finish. The alcohol is well integrated, but certainly too strong for some.
Review by Florent Apl
Édit: coming back to it, I get a strong coffee flavor on the nose, I like it better that way. Had the chance the get a sample at the Whisky Live Warsaw 2025. The nose opens on waxy glue notes, smells like maintenance product for wooden floor and chlorine, then we have the usual dark notes of burnt sugar and dried fruits. On the palate, we keep the same notes but we can also feel the influence of the barrel, but it's not overly woody like on some old Guyana rum I tried, very little as well. In terms of texture I find it a bit packing, a higher ABV could have helped in my opinion. Finale is rather sweet, unexpectedly. I'm very happy I got to try such vintage, but it's not the bottle I would absolutely got to on sight.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Surprisingly intense given the ABV, so the flavours are well noted. Overall profile feels a bit one sided with burnt caramel and milk coffee, missing abit of fruitiness for me, and sweetness. This came out for me only at the very end with a last sip, which was a nice surprise, maybe I was rushing it a bit. Different overall profile than rare cask series, which is at a similar price point.
Review by Mentalo
Beautiful bottling. The low alcohol content is not a problem. The rum still brings the aromas across very well. Nice coffee note, caramel, dark chocolate, pleasant wood note, slightly malty. The finish is quite bitter. I think it lacks a bit of balance.
Review by Fuwi
Zunächst danke an mto75 für das Sample! Richtig toller Demerara, der trotz eines recht niedrigen ABV von 47,3% sehr viel Bums mitbringt. In der Nase Lack und Lösungsmittel, dunkle Schokolade und Mahagoni. Auf der Zunge kommt dann wieder dunkles Holz, bittere Noten von Zartbitterschokolade, gebrannte Zucker (natürlich - wir reden von einem Weltklasse Demerara!), Viel raumgreifendes Aroma mit leichter Zitrusnote im Abgang, im Nachklang dann eine herbe Süße wie bei Rosinen oder Dörrpflaumen. Starkes Gerät!
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
I loved this sample! Very nice dark notes of coffee, burnt caramel, old wood and a bit of dustiness in the nose. The taste is full bodied, just like what you'd expect from old aged Demerara. Espresso, dried fruits, and orange peel bitterness lingering on the tongue. Finish is very long and again dark, old wood, molasses, burnt caramel and not that intense but still present unexpected fresh herbal sensations.
Review by Johannes
I love the 1996 Velier Diamond SVW. That's why I'm always very excited about every 96. This is actually the best continental matured Diamond I know. Nicely balanced, well chosen dilution, nice molasses, caramel, wood, chocolate, espresso.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
This is a bit struggling. On principle I like this profile, but at times it seems overly sweet, even for 96 diamonds. I don't want to say it is too much but I would assume I would have liked it more without that heavy sweetness
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13% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for The Taste of Rum Diamond Demerara Single Cask Rum SVC 1996?
Community paid 264–340 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 341 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about The Taste of Rum Diamond Demerara Single Cask Rum SVC 1996
A Column Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by The Taste of Rum, at 47,3%.
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