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Diamond (Versailles) Kill Devil 2004
Cocoa powder, leather and dried fruit on the nose, then a dry, woody, spicy palate with dark chocolate, nutmeg and a roasted, charred edge. This is a young Versailles wooden pot still at full strength, and it shows: shy and shifting at first, then green apple, pepper and a long, slightly bitter finish. Several tasters say it needs to sit in the glass before it opens.
- Cocoa and nutmeg
- Long dry finish
- Real pot-still character
+10
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How does Diamond (Versailles) Kill Devil 2004 taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Dry, charred Guyanese pot still at full strength Most find it dry, woody and rewarding once it rests, with cocoa and nutmeg over a charred core. One reviewer found it too burnt and harsh — at 61% it's not gentle.
Fans of dry, high-strength Guyanese pot still rum
Anyone wanting a sweet, easy sipper or who dislikes char
How is Diamond (Versailles) Kill Devil 2004 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.7 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 84% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Frank
In the nose right away spicy dry, when bumpy smell almost cocoa powder. Leather and woody. But also a hint of dried fruit. Also for this of honey comes through now. Something fresh like green apple comes through.On the palate yet rather sweet-bitter, woody-spicy, dark chocolate. Roasty. A peppery nutmeg spiciness that transitions into fermented tea leaves. In the finish it remains slightly bitter-spicy, gets a touch of anise.Makes mood 😊
Review by Montana
The rum smells very fruity, alcoholic.The first taste is reminiscent of a whiskey, then some sweetness appears. The alcohol content is quite good to taste, but still not unpleasant. A class rum.
Review by Jackie Flannery
A new boring tasting session with young pot still single cask Guyanese rums. Kill Devil 12y, 61,1% Barikenn 8y, 63,3% The Nectar 10y, 62,5% SBS 10y, 64,6% C: W wine N: 5min in and the nose is very shy. I get pears and sea water. After a while it is still shy and the fiercest nose of the bunch. It almost feels rebellious. You must like onion, garlic, green pepper and seafood to appreciate this kind of distillate. Give it time and it will calm down. It develops into a rather harmonic blend of celery, pears, granny apples and oyster juice. Strange enough, also sweet. M: Virile unlike the shy nose. Granny apple peel juice, smoked rubber, and both floral and coastal. I like it! F: Long for young rum. B: Yes. Why boring? Every rum brings something slightly different, but I like them all.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
10.02.2018 Having a great tasting at work with nice colleagues. Notes Light in colour. Nose Wood, roasted, citrus, plum, vegetal, light honey. Palate Oily, wood, roasted, citrus, spicy, grass, medicinal, anise. Finish Long and warm, wood, grass, anise, light raisin. Extra note Needs to rest for a good while before giving it a go.
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Details about Diamond (Versailles) Kill Devil 2004
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Hunter Laing, at 61,1%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
12 purchased · 26 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
About the Diamond (Versailles) distillery
The Diamond (Versailles) distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond (Versailles) have been reviewed 173 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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