Valinch & Mallet Diamond Single Cask 2001
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, Sebastian Kornett & 42 more
For experienced palates: an 18-year Diamond Savalle still demerara that rewards slow sipping. Expect dark chocolate, coffee, roasted wood, dried apricot/plum and molasses with a dry, slightly bitter edge. Highly praised by Demerara fans on RumX.
- Deep roasted notes
- Dry Demerara style
- Great balance
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How does Valinch & Mallet Diamond Single Cask 2001 taste?
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Dry, dark, roasted Demerara power For experienced palates: an 18-year Diamond Savalle still demerara that rewards slow sipping. Expect dark chocolate, coffee, roasted wood, dried apricot/plum and molasses with a dry, slightly bitter edge. Highly praised by Demerara fans on RumX.
Demerara lovers wanting a dry, roasted, sherry‑leaning single cask with coffee, dark chocolate and dried-fruit depth at a manageable but serious ABV.
Those who prefer sweet, soft rums or are sensitive to bitterness and oak-driven dryness; beginners may find it too dry and wood-heavy.
How is Valinch & Mallet Diamond Single Cask 2001 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.7 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% 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 🇩🇰
I have had a short break from tasting because I felt like 2-3 days a week with tasting was a bit over the top. Back in shape again and we had a wonderful evening yesterday. This was the last one and what a rum. Nice and fruity from nose to finish. Spicy on the palate with a light dryness to it.
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Toller Diamond
Review by Lot-NAS
A great diamond but it tastes as if they have been a bit too generous with the colouring. This could have been a real high flyer but there is a thick bitterness encompassing all other aromas. Nevertheless, really worth seeking out a sample…or a bottle.
Review by Master P
Sehr schöner kräftig dunkler schokoladig fruchtiger REV, gefällt mir auf Anhieb. Milder Genuss mit voller Power, leider hab ich nur ein sample, muss mal schauen ob ich eine Flasche davon auftreiben kann.
Review by mto75
pretty good and pleasing Skeldon / SWR. Prune, tobacco, caramel on the nose. On the palate more towards raisin and cappuccino. On a similar high level as the S.B.S 2001 Skeldon bottlings.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Grenade good and quaffable Diamond with just the right alcohol strength! absolute Diamond reference!💯🤤geschmacklich like dark burnt Demerara sugar with coffee, dark chocolate, toffee, fruit bread and dried apricot with candied ginger. very cool!
Review by Christoph H.
Kein Rum den ich oft im Glas habe, aber wenn es denn wieder soweit ist, einer der, der mich immer wieder erstaunt und doch irgendwie geil finde. Einfach was völlig anderes, was ich persönlich sonst so kenne. Die Viskosität ist der Wahnsinn, der Rum beißt sich regelrecht ins Glas. Ausgeprägte trockenfruchtigkeit, Süßholz, Lakritze, Heidehonig, Malz, getoastetes Fass, Kräuter. Im Mund eine cremige Honigsüße, sehr gefällig mit Süßholz, Kräuter, Fass, leichter Bitterkeit..... Eigentlich fast 1 zu 1 was man auch in der Nase hat, nur etwas runder und gefälliger. Sehr schön, aber auch sehr speziell
Review by DomM
This one has a somewhat thinner texture compared to its 2001 Skeldon brothers. Excellent bottling nevertheless!
Review by Frank
Nach längerer Pause gönne ich mir heute zwei schöne V&M Guyana. Fange mal mit dem 18yo Diamond an. Nase: deswegen liebe ich Demerara-Rum. Wunderschöne, volle holzig-würzig-röstige Aromen. Dazu dunkle Früchte: Brombeere, getrocknete Pflaume, getrocknete Johannisbeere und getrocknete Aprikose sowie Blutorange. Daneben finde ich eine angenehme Tabak-Schokoladen-Mischung, leicht karamellisiert und von dunklen, röstigen Aromen begleitet. Hinzu kommt ein leichter Hauch Minze, Vanille und schwarzer Pfeffer. 8,8 Gaumen: oha, ordentlich holzig und röstig. Zwar auch bitter, aber nicht unangenehm. Als erstes kommen da Muskat und Mokka, malzig und fast etwas verkohlt. Jetzt die etwas feineren Aromen von saurer-lakritziger Melasse, Cola und Toffee, hat auch ein bisschen Hefe. Hinten dann noch mal Schokolade, Vanille und Rosine. 8,6 Im Abgang bleibt die Melasse mit Rosine präsent. Gefällt mir richtig gut. Tolle Balance zwischen Melasse, Holz und Karamell-Schokolade.
Review by tojo
Schöner, überdurchschnittlicher Demerara-Rum
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Ein sehr interessanter Diamand. Im Geruch sehr holzig, auch Schokolade und Tabak zu erkennen. Im Geschmack dann sogar einige Früchte zu schmecken. Insgesamt ein sehr leckerer Rum, nur zu empfehlen. Cheers.
Review by Johannes
Guter Skeldon! Ich bevorzuge aber lieber die tropische Variante..
Review by Thunderbird
On the nose very sweet and fruity! Overripe Kischen.On the palate very soft, mild, almost volatile. The sweetness of caramel and burnt sugar predominates! In the finish slightly astringent dry !A good but not outstanding Skeldon
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Community purchases
63 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 8 members.
About the Diamond distillery
The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 5,068 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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