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Moon Import Diamond Demerara Rum 1998
"A solid starter for a Demerara line-up" is where most tasters land. The sherry cask stays discreet — nutty toffee, cappuccino, a little chocolate and dried fruit, with European oak spice tingling underneath. The nose gets the loudest praise. On the palate the reduction to 45% shows: several call it thin, soft, a touch bitter on the wood, and the finish fades early.
The community says- Nutty toffee nose
- Discreet sherry
- But: Thin palate
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How does Moon Import Diamond Demerara Rum 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 10 community reviews.
Elegant sherried Demerara, thin on the palate Lovely, elegant nose that the palate can't quite match — most find it too thin and short once reduced. A gentle way into Demerara, not a heavyweight.
those easing into Demerara rum
fans of big, oily Demerara heft
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How is Moon Import Diamond Demerara Rum 1998 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 90% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
60% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 10 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by N’ours
Dommage la réduction casse la longueur car c’est très bon sinon un bonbon d’épices.
Review by Double Barrel
The Sherry cask's influence is very discreet and elegant here. Slightly nutty in the nose, a little rancio in the empty glass before it gets completly mild butter toffee with a picogramm of salt, Yummi!. The palate delivers toffee, Capuccino, chocolate, salted liquorice/burnt sugar with a fennel/anise mix also but more in the background making this Diamond very round. You also get the european oak's spices that brings an herbal tingling edge. The whole being well balanced till the medium finish that i find very consistent despite the reduction. A solid starter for a Demerara line-up.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
23.02.2019 A nice afternoon and evening with friends both new and old. Notes. Medium dark in colour. Nose: fresh, wood, dried fruit, light caramel. Palate: oily, wood, roasted, round, dried fruit, caramel, light licorice. Finish: medium long, medium dry, wood, raisin, light chocolate.
Review by Galli33
This is a solid rum to start your demerara adventure. Very lovely nose with a good impact of the sherry barrel. In mouth it’s very soft, thin, diluted, uncomplex and unspectacular. The alcohol is integrated very well. The finish is delicious but short Price to value is actually very bad.
Review by Werni
Ich bin kein Sherryfinish-Fan, erst recht nicht bei Guyanas, aber hier hält sich in der Nase der Sherry gekonnt zurück und unterstreicht gekonnt die Demerara Gene. Der Gaumen kann da nicht mithalten, zu dünn, viel bitteres Holz, ein wenig muffig, ansonsten nicht viel, schade. Tolle Nase 8/10 , Gaumen 5/10
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Avg. community purchase price 110 €
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Details about Moon Import Diamond Demerara Rum 1998
A rum from Guyana, bottled by Moon Import, at 45%.
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Community purchases
9 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
11% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Moon Import Diamond Demerara Rum 1998?
Community paid 79–118 €.
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