Cadenhead‘s Diamond Diamond Distillery 2012
For experienced palates: a dry, unsweetened 12‑year Versailles-style Demerara at 55%. RumX users praise its roasted nuts, dark chocolate, licorice, toffee and dried fruit, with a long, oily, wood-driven finish and strong value.
- Roasted nut profile
- Dark chocolate notes
- Great value
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Dry, nutty Versailles-style Demerara hitter For experienced palates: a dry, unsweetened 12‑year Versailles-style Demerara at 55%. RumX users praise its roasted nuts, dark chocolate, licorice, toffee and dried fruit, with a long, oily, wood-driven finish and strong value.
Fans of dry, unsweetened Demerara rums who enjoy roasted nuts, dark chocolate, licorice notes and don’t mind some alcohol bite at 55%.
Those sensitive to higher ABV or looking for sweet, smooth dessert-style rums; newcomers may find the dryness and pencil/licorice notes challenging.
How is Cadenhead‘s Diamond Diamond Distillery 2012 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.3 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 91% 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 🇩🇰
#5666 14.09.2025 Tasting in Copenhagen with good friends. Nose Medium intense, fresh, wood, roasted, dried fruit, light pencil shavings, light plum, spice, light anise. Palate Warm, wood, roasted, oily, light polish, light pencil shavings, light plum, citrus, light anise, faint chocolate. Finish Long, oily, wood, dried fruit, anise, light herbal, light chocolate. Price to quality is very good in my mind.
Review by Martin Spooner
The nose has a decent amount of caramel, slightly biting. On the palate, a mix of pencil, licorice, and allspice. Not my thing at all. Absolutely not my thing. Unfortunately, it has a somewhat longer finish.
Review by Galli33
Classic great Daimond Versailles at a great price! The alcohol is clearly perceptible and very pungent on the nose, but this subsides on the palate. All the usual flavors come through from start to finish. The finish is long, dark chocolate, coffee, very dry, but delicious 🤤
Review by Happy Oner
Burnt leather Versailles reception
Review by Martin Augustin
A really good Versaille. You get what you expect from both the nose and the taste. Nice chocolate notes, a bit of licorice, very light pencil, and slightly bittersweet. In the finish, you get a nice caramel touch. Really very good. It's a pity that the alcohol isn't better integrated though. Also convincing is the excellent value for money.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Overall a very rounded thing. The dark roasted woodiness that you love so much in Demerara rum is not necessarily in the foreground here. The wood and spice come across more young and fresh. A spicy licorice toffee.
Review by rbfsnow
Very good tasty Diamond Versailles Still 😋. Chocolat, rosted nuts, peanuts, toffee and licorice.
Review by Fuwi
Blindkauf, kommt im Glas heller rüber als gedacht, wirkt in der Nase leichter als erwartet. Schöne Einflüsse von Fass, Vanille und Früchten, im Hintergrund frisch angespitzter Bleistift, leicht bittere Anklänge. Am Gaumen dunkle Früchte, gebrannter Zucker mit leichter Bitterkeit, bisschen Keksteig und im Abgang Kräuter, die Richtung Lakritz abdriften.
Review by Martin Švojgr
Velmi dobrá Guyana, Versailles. Oříšky, sušené ovoce, lékořice a čokoláda. Moc dobrý poměr cena/výkon.
Review by Righrum
A really nice Versailles (or a blend with mainly Versailles?). The most interesting thing, the persistent Rossana Candy (milk+caramel) note on the palate
Review by Filip Heimerle
Intense oil, herbs, long finish but heavier than Detour, less sweet. Lighter body
Community purchases
23 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 17 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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