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C60A7548-40E5-485F-B929-9E9B4508DC4CGuyana Demerara Distillers Ltd Barikenn
Barikenn DDL Guyana Diamond VSG 2012 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 8 years 6mo · 58,9%

Barikenn DDL Guyana Diamond VSG 2012

Sip this one neat and let it warm up in the glass — a few tasters say it opens up as it heats, turning caramelized and thicker. You get red and yellow apples, vanilla, a bit of nail-polish and spice from the wooden pot still. This is a young Diamond, less classic Guyana than most: fruity, lightly bitter, with well-hidden alcohol despite the 58.9%.

The community says
  • Bright apple fruit
  • Alcohol well hidden
  • But: Slightly hot

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113.55 €incl. VAT
incl. VAT 70cl · 162.21 €/l
Total 128.55 € + 15.00 € shipping from FR
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How does Barikenn DDL Guyana Diamond VSG 2012 taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Fruity, spicy young Guyana pot still Well-liked single-cask Diamond. Most call it fruity, spicy and nicely balanced, with the strength tucked in well. A couple find it a touch hot and more consensual than deep.

Perfect for

Fans of fruity, spicy pot-still Demerara

Less suitable for

Anyone wanting big, woody classic Guyana

Experience level · Explorer (3/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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What does the community say?

8.1/10 Very good

34 community reviews
9 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 34 ratings
9–10 0%
8–9 56%
7–8 41%
6–7 3%
5–6 0%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Most helpful positive review

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Mar 20217,227 reviewsDenmark
8.5/10

I love this rum because of its fruitiness and I have an extra backup on the shelf. The nose is really fruity with spices. The palate is lightly bitter, yet sweet and balanced. Fruity from the start with spices and oa with a hint of varnish. The finish is long and lightly bitter with roasted oak and caramel. Price to quality is very good.

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

Most helpful mixed review

crazyforgoodbooze
Mar 20222,642 reviewsGermany
7.6/10

Solid and quite young and bright Guyana VSG! Not too woody, nice spice and fruit and a nice aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg, baked apple and some caramel. In the finish, subtle tannins, dark chocolate and young wood.

Review by Vincent D

Vincent D
Mar 2022761 reviewsFrance
8.1/10

Very woody, vanilla nose. Sensations of apple and earth come through. On the palate, it's warm, spicy, sweet, with licorice and a slight bitterness on the finish. The rum gains in warmth and finally becomes caramelized, thick, delicious. Medium finish. A lovely discovery that gains in interest as time goes by and the temperature rises. Edit 2nd tasting: same as first tasting. Very pleasant. Slightly too alcoholic for an early line-up, but really nice.

Expert reviews

3 critics scored it, averaging 8.1/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.

Community shelf

40 bottles logged by 32 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

27% opened, 5 emptied.

29 sealed 6 open 5 emptied

What does Barikenn DDL Guyana Diamond VSG 2012 cost?

Community paid 80–108 €.

Current best price: 113.55 € – above the typical community range.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 81 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

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Details about Barikenn DDL Guyana Diamond VSG 2012

A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Barikenn, at 58,9%.

CountryGuyana
BottlerBarikenn
CategoryPot Still Rum
Raw materialMolasses
ABV58,9%
Age8 years 6mo
Vintage2012
Limited edition186 bottles
MarkVSG
Sugar0 g/L
Volume70cl

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