Aroma visualization from community tastings
Rum Nation Diamond Small Batch Rare Rums 2005
Smoke and ash hit first — one taster calls the palate a "flüssiger Aschenbecher," basically a liquid ashtray, with peat, tobacco, dark chocolate and burnt sugar underneath. It's Guyana Diamond pot still given a heavy Islay-whisky character. Several reviewers note the smoke takes over; let it breathe and sherry-cask sweetness emerges. Polarizing: a few love the Guyana-meets-Islay clash, others just want their classic Demerara.
- Deep smoky character
- Chocolate and tobacco
- Rewards airing out
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How does Rum Nation Diamond Small Batch Rare Rums 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Heavily peated, ashy Guyana for whisky drinkers Genuinely divisive. Smoke and peat dominate, with chocolate and dried fruit underneath. Whisky-cask fans find it gripping; classic Demerara lovers feel the peat buries the rum.
Islay whisky drinkers curious about smoky rum
Fans of the classic heavy, sweet Demerara profile
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6 of 14 left detailed tasting impressions
How is Rum Nation Diamond Small Batch Rare Rums 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.5 sits in the “Good” band. 78% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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57% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 14 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by jonathan.p🇫🇷
Très étonnant ! Un côté fumé, grillé persistant tout le long. Je suis habitué à cela dans les whiskys écossais mais pas dans les rhums…. Mais la je retrouve un petit fumé type lagavulin. Dans l ensemble c est bon, mais il demande à être pas mal aéré. Je changerai probablement ma note lors d une seconde dégustation.
Review by Oliver
Dunkel und intensiv. Die Rauchnote ist in der Nase noch eher dezent. Am Gaumen dann flüssiger Aschenbecher. Guyana meets Islay. Abartig, aber irgendwie auch geil.
Review by Jakob
Whiskey finishes hardly ever make real sense in rum in my eyes - unfortunately, I can't shake that feeling here either. While the smokiness can certainly be said to have a complementary effect, for me as a lover of the classic Guyana profile with heavy sweetness, dark fruits and dense aromatics, these flavors are simply not needed. In the end, however, everyone may decide for themselves, it does not really pick me up.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
19. 01.2019 A nice evening with colleagues from all over Denmark. Notes. Medium dark colour. Nose: fresh, wood, light caramel, roasted, earthy, dried fruit. Palate: oily, wood, roasted, licorice, light smoke, chocolate, dried fruit. Finish: medium to long, wood, smoke, chocolate, raisin.
Review by Johannes
Oh je, wieder mal ein Whisky Finish. Allerdings ist dieses ganz gut eingebunden und nicht so störend. Komisch, dass hier in der App Sherry Finish eingeben ist….
Review by Adrien B
Nez : lourd, vin cuit, cerise confite très noire, souffre, allumette craquée, Bouche : très très souffré, boisé trash. Bof la fumée prend le dessus. Trop trop marqué par le fût. Pourrait plaire à des amateur de whisky tourbé, pas à moi.
Details about Rum Nation Diamond Small Batch Rare Rums 2005
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Rum Nation, at 58,3%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 16 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
About the Diamond distillery
The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 5,292 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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