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Roots Diamond Guyana Rum SVL 2003
"Great SVL," as one member put it — and that's the recurring verdict on this 20-year Diamond Savalle. The nose pulls people in: dried fruit, coffee, caramel, malt and spice, round and inviting. The palate follows with the same notes but lands lighter than the age suggests — several tasters point at the dilution and wish it a few points stronger. Long, warm finish saves it.
The community says- Rich dried fruit
- Inviting nose
- Keep in mind: Thin on palate
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How does Roots Diamond Guyana Rum SVL 2003 taste?
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Aged Savalle Diamond, great nose, thinnish palate Widely liked — a classic Savalle profile of dried fruit, coffee and spice that noses beautifully. The common gripe: it drinks thinner than 51.6% and 20 years promise.
fans of aged Demerara Savalle profiles
anyone wanting a thick, muscular palate
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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What does the community say?
49 community reviews
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On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
9,1:On the nose, surprising first impression with strong fruits like red fruits, berries, dried apricots, figs and charred, spicy wood with caramel, coffee, malt and nuts, very round.Quickly tropical fruits join the game... On aeration, the wood is smoky with nougat and bacon, the molasses brings out tea and tobacco, as the new fruit notes are dried dates, citrus, some raspberry. 9,1:On the palate, the attack is tasty with variety of fruits like dried dates, raisins, apricots, prunes and red fruits, berries. We think of a fruity, delicious marmelade, as the wood is charred with sweet notes of caramel, nougat, burnt sugar, roasted nuts and spicy, especially with clove. The molasses comes with tea and herbal touch, darker, as overripe, fermented tropical fruits like banana are in the second wave of notes, so are coffee and dark chocolate.Very round, continuous rum. 8,9:The finish is long, creamy with charred wood notes, dry, spicy, earthy, as the fruits are dried.. Edit:13.6.25, 😋
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
Extra mild taste even according alcohol integration and also to profile
Review by Serge
Good Savalle nose rich in dried fruits, dark fruitiness, sweetness, malt, spice, and a bit of coffee. On the palate, the flavors are equivalent but somewhat weak: the dilution makes it nicely smooth on one hand, but also a bit thin.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Positive surprise! Easy to drink, round, relatively sweet, herbal. Clear recommendation if you have the money and can still find this rare rum.
Review by Timo Groeger
And another really very tasty Guyana rum, could have handled a few % more but well. Definitely very roasted, spicy and woody, you can recognize coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla and caramel.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5166 22.03.2025 Tasting at Whisky Watcher Odense. Nose Fresh, medium intense, fruity, berries, light dried fruit, faint smoke, faint earthy, faint caramel. Palate Oily, wood, light roasted, dried fruit, light coffee, banana, light caramel, faint nougat, light spicy. Finish Long and warm, oily, wood, faint smoke, fruits, light tea, light nougat, faint herbal. Very nice rum that needs time to open up properly.
Review by SaibotZtar
Delicious Diamond. Spicy sweet nose with coffee, red pepper, caramel and vanilla very harmonious. On the palate caramel sweetness, some coffee, vanilla and dried fruits, nice spice. Bitter notes are also limited.
Review by Basti
The nose is typical SV/SVL, relatively sweet with malt, caramel, some coffee, spices and also fruity notes. Unfortunately, due to dilution, it tastes a bit watery to me. Finish also somewhat short, unfortunately.
Review by zabo
For me, rather one of the worse SVLs if you can even say that. The bottling brings everything you expect. But for me, it still lacks that certain kick for a better rating.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Tasting a just opened bottle. 👃 An uncommon and strange mix, with on one side solvents and the agricultural woodiness typical of Martinique (like Saint James?), and on the other side, TDL-like characteristics of fresh mint, tea stem and leaves. Caramel and light espresso coffee. Quite a bit of dried fruits and black berries. 😋
Review by Mentalo
I actually like the profile, but unfortunately the bottling from The Roots disappointed me a bit. I think you can tell that this bottling has been diluted. A watery mouthfeel. The individual components are there, but they don't come through as well as in other bottlings of this style.
Review by FischeJ
Nose: caramel, coffee, subtle fruit note. But somehow all quite restrained. Mouth: spicy, coffee, nice sweetness and also subtle fruit in the background here.
Review by TheJackDrop
Tasted at Cave Saint Seurin during a visit to Bordeaux. A quite pleasant but maybe a bit weak nose, on the palate it’s quite straightforward, so far not necessarily convinced, BUT: the finish explodes well in the mouth, very indulgent and pastry-like, it blew me away.
Review by Jacques etdom
Nose of dried fruits, nuts, caramel, spices and coffee. Also an impression of malt. On the palate a bit light, but very drinkable. Pleasant, but quite linear and simple. Finish relatively long all the same.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
18/01/2026: tasting at home. The nose is very enjoyable and gets you excited to start tasting, but the palate is on the thin side for me. Nevertheless, the flavours that are there are very nice. The alcohol is integrated very well.
Review by Stijn Zino
Light but very herbal in a good way. Very interesting rum. You taste the great quality in your glass, but it so light. Is this watered down? If so I wonder what it would taste like when stronger. Finish rather short to medium long but also really thin.
Review by Michal Jurka
For a 20 years this is kind of flat on the nose, dilution plays the part. However still quite decent, nice notes of dried fruits and light coffee. Although the taste feels bit watery too, I like it better, it feels darker, dried fruits, coffee, roasted, chocolate.
Review by DanielStokke
Sweeter on the nose, caramel, banana, apricot, a bit ashy (all so great), with the spices and barrel really coming in on the taste, leaving the sweetness behind. Some dryness, bitter chocolate. Finish a bit thin but follows the taste - a good dynamic with the nose!
Review by Michael Schou
09-05-2025 Whiskey Watches tasting in Vamdrup This bottle is my first Roots and definitely not the last. Great SVL. Thick and oily
Review by Filip Heimerle
Very good diamond. In the scent and taste. Long-lasting taste. Spicy
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13 bottles logged by 12 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
46% opened, 2 emptied.
What does Roots Diamond Guyana Rum SVL 2003 cost?
Avg. community purchase price 135 €.
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Current best price: 201.30 €.
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Details about Roots Diamond Guyana Rum SVL 2003
A Column Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Roots, at 51,6%.
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