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Fruity, Woody, Spice
Most mentioned across 25 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Ester fans curious about high-ester Guyana
- Less suitable for
- Anyone wanting a classic soft Demerara
The Whisky Jury Diamond The Ester Hunter Catch 3 2014
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Most tasters land around the same spot: a genuinely different Guyana, glue and esters up front, then peach, pineapple and oily fruit once it opens. Several were fooled into guessing Jamaica. The common gripe is the finish — a few found it short and slightly astringent, and one or two wished for more complexity. Otherwise a fruity, oily Port Mourant that surprises people.
The community says- Glue-and-ester nose
- Oily fruity palate
- Less suitable for: Anyone wanting a classic soft Demerara
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Glue-and-peach Guyana that fools you into Jamaica Well-liked as an unusual high-ester Diamond — glue nose, oily fruity palate, "peach meets wood glue." The catch: the finish fades faster than the flavor deserves for a few.
Aroma profileEster fans curious about high-ester Guyana
Anyone wanting a classic soft Demerara
Style & occasion: Mature & oakyTropical & funkySipping neat
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
#5446 03.07.2025 Bottle birth while watching the new "The Accountant 2". Nose Light wood, faint roasted, fruity, light sweet, spice, faint plum, pineapple, faint nutts. Palate Oily, round, balanced, naturally sweet, fruity, light wood, faint chocolate, light caramel, light prunes, spice , faint nutts. Finish Medium to long, light wood, naturally sweet, dried fruit, spice, light caramel. Empty glass Fruit, prunes, light chocolate, light caramel, faint tobacco, faint cinnamon, faint floral.
Review by Michael Schou
Most helpful mixed review
#1717 16-01-2026 - Rate 7.8 The overall vibe of this rum is the same as the El Dorado High Ester. I think this one is a LBI mark. Nose of wood, leather, ester and spice. Palate of ester, wood, dried fruit and spice. Medium finish dominated by wood and dried fruits.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,5:On the nose, esters, glue, solvents, fermented tropical fruits like pineapple, peaches, some prunes, roasted wood notes like cream toffee, roasted nuts, spicy with anise, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the molasses is perfumed, sweet marzipan and almonds are out, leather, spicy vanilla, allspice, some mango, the rum becomes slightly astringent. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters, fermented tropical, red fruits, apricots, also citrus, dried fruits like raisins, prunes join, round, slightly astringent, the wood is roasted, sweet with butterscotch, roasted nuts, chocolate, spicy with vanilla, allspice, as the molasses is minty, earthy with tobacco, dark with licorice. 8,5:The finish is medium long, dry and tannic, medicinal with rubber and glue, fruity with raisins, prunes, pineapple, peaches, sweet with roasted wood notes like caramel, white chocolate, vanilla, smoky, the molasses is earthy, slightly minty. Edit:13.6.26
Review by Timo Groeger
Then there are a few rums to cool things down :) Somehow not a typical Jamaican for me. It's quite fruity, a little pineapple and banana, but also quite sweet, caramel stands out here. And wood is also recognizable.
Review by Skyfly
Good Diamond with typical Guyana aromas and especially on the nose complemented by esters/glue. For me, the alcohol is a bit too strong. Flavor-wise, I have no complaints, very complex bottling!
Review by Jussi Piirainen
On the nose: Glue, esters. Woody. Roasted. Tobacco notes. Chocolate and light mocha notes. Taste: Oily mouthfeel, spicy,woody, roasted. Tobacco notes. Dried fruits. Leather. Light chocolate. Nice and round. Alcohol is integrated very well. Finish: Quite rich palate on the finish. Spices, dried fruits and woody notes. Good level of sweetness. Medium-long finish Very balanced and good Guyanese rum for sipping. I really liked sipping this.
Review by Basti
Freshly poured into the glass, I am greeted by esters and glue. But typical PM notes are also present, such as licorice and leather, albeit very discreetly. With more time in the glass, more and more fruity aromas take over, especially sweet mango. Subtly reminiscent of the 2005 VRWs, but lacking in complexity.
Review by Paul Christiaens
A bold, flavoursome ester bomb: medicinal, overripe tropical fruit, but also wood, nuts, leather, tobacco, spice and citrus. 85 points Nose: varnish, nailpolish remover, glue, pencil shavings, putty, overripe pineapple, olive, new wood. Screams for aeriation. Upon aeriation, dark notes of leather pop up, plus cooked plum, peach, white tobacco. Palate: very oily, yet certainly with a good dose of esters. Still glue and varnish, overripe pineapple. Now also nuts, and then leather, oak, a bit of brine, allspice. Finish: drying, clove, ginger, with the same ester-like profile, an acidic note of citrus which I really like.
Review by Eric Frechin
Tasted in a sample twice. The first time I really liked it, but the tasting was a bit too disturbed by the esters. The second time, I find it much more open, sure the esters are still there, but they don't mask the other aromas. A rum of beautiful complexity that must evolve with each tasting.
Review by zabo
Had to try it right away after seeing Kevin gave it a 9. For me personally a bit overrated. After a longer (unwanted) time in the glass it developed really well again.
Review by Felix Reiber
This Diamond has a really great nose. The esters wonderfully enhance the fruity side and suggest an intense taste. Glue and pineapple remind me of a Jamaican rum. On the palate, as expected, it is very fruity and sweet. Caramel, dried fruits, wood, chocolate, and tobacco provide complexity. The medium-length finish is pleasantly fruity and sweet. Spices and cask aromas lead over to fresh, yellow fruits and peach. A bit of vanilla lingers, as on the palate, with a subtle caramel note. An interesting and exciting rum from Guyana. Thanks to @BananaJoe for the sample. 😀
Review by DomM
Very nice DHE blend. High fruitiness on the nose as well as on the palate. Here I also get lots of chocolate and roasted notes which create a Michele enhanced Guyana profile. From memory on par with the SBS and Nobilis blends.
Review by Johannes
The DHE is quite special! Very different from the classic Diamond profile. But without a direct comparison, it doesn't reach the SBS, to which I gave 8.3 points... overall, it feels too uneven to me, not quite coherent. Tried again: I need to raise my score. Today, there are clearly more fruity ester notes.
Review by Christian Rudt
Ordentlich Klebstoff empfängt uns bei dieser Abfüllung. Dahinter lässt sich aber schon dezent etwas Pfirsich erahnen. Es scheint Mal wieder angebracht etwas zu warten, damit der Rum sich öffnet. Geschmacklich eher auf der trockenfruchtigen Seite aber sehr ansprechend, leicht nussig und ölig, das ist schon recht lecker. Im Finish ist vor allem rosinige Fruchtsüße wahrnehmbar. Schöne Abfüllung, der nur etwas die Reife und Stimmigkeit fehlt. Auf ähnlichem Niveau wie der SBS PM/DHE, etwas röstiger im Abgang.
Review by w00tAN
Northern Lights Meeting 07/25: Nose very fruity but also sticky. Taste is strongly fruity. Good spice and nice alcohol. In the mouth then very spicy, some tobacco; but quite one-dimensional. Finish rather short.
Review by Julien Ries
👃🏼 The esters are there, but delicate compared to the powerful Jamaicans I've tasted. There's a touch of Cleopatra glue that takes us back to childhood. Marzipan-like almond is mixed with solvent. You can smell fresh pineapple and star anise. It's all very pastry-like, very pleasant indeed. 👅 The palate is highly complex: Tutti frutti-like fruitiness again, with a very floral side of heady flowers. It's hard to put it all together, but it's a bomb of exotic fruit, fairly unspicy and woody. 🎆 Ah la la, there's the rub. Despite the esters, this rum fades too quickly. It's a pity, because it lowers the note. I'm not a big fan of Guyana rums in general. They're typically rums you either love or hate. I can't claim to have seen many on my rum journey, so my opinion is relative. This is the best Guyana rum I've tasted so far. My rating is 87/100. It could have had more with a longer, more complex finish.
Review by HenryL
Northern Lights Meeting July 19, 2025 Exciting piece. Would have guessed zero on Guyana. Definitely something for the RumX advent calendar Super fruity on the nose, with a hint of apple and some plummy sweetness. Guyana comes through more in the mouth. Still misleading, the finish is astringent.
Review by Rum Watcher
It's great, precisely because it's so digestibly unusual. Great profile. Even Lisa liked it and that's saying something @Kevin right...:-). I hadn't had it in a glass before and didn't really know what to expect. Peach and stone meets wood glue...unfortunately awesome!
Review by Schnubbii
Northern Lights Meeting July 2025 Already delicious.
Review by Jakob
Rich sweetness of caramel and molasses, flanked by other sweet aromas of dried fruits and candied citrus fruits (orange, lemon). Also vanilla, some allspice, in the finish toasty aromas from the cask - very round and accessible. The namesake High Ester profile is quite restrained, a bit more expressive fruit freshness would have been beneficial for complexity - but the rum is pleasing as is. Balanced.
Review by Stijn Zino
Road Rummers S8T6 Jamaica supertasting The Bastards fooled us at the tasting, almost Hampden like. But when you know what it is, you recognise the peach. Extreme fruity from start to finish. The fruit really evolves. Will need to taste this again! Nice complex rum! Do not compare this to the PDHG mark, just enjoy a beautiful rum!
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
🥉 Ester Hunter 3 – Port Mourant 2014 – 53.6% Third installment, focusing on the Diamond distillery with a Port Mourant High Ester – not common... and yet, given the result, it should be! 👉 Nose: a bit tamer than the other Ester Hunters, almost restrained. 👉 Palate: now that speaks! Ultra oily, it coats the palate, fruity, full-bodied, with a superb woody-caramel balance. 👉 Finish: long, elegant, controlled. 💬 Clearly approved.
Review by Ondřej Sova
Trully exceptional glue aroma.
Review by Filip Heimerle
Great gluey oily herbal boom
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What did the community pay for The Whisky Jury Diamond The Ester Hunter Catch 3 2014?
Community paid 132–143 €.
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Details about The Whisky Jury Diamond The Ester Hunter Catch 3 2014
A rum from Guyana, bottled by The Whisky Jury, at 53,6%.
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