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Diamond RA Guyana Rum VSG 2004
Dark, woody and heavy, with prune, blood orange, licorice and a salty-bitter edge that several tasters describe as wild and demanding. This 16-year Diamond pot still rewards a long rest in the glass, where dried fruit, leather and tobacco open up. The 58% is mostly well-integrated, but more than one person found the heat slow to settle.
- Complex dark fruit
- Licorice and spice
- Creamy full body
+10
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How does Diamond RA Guyana Rum VSG 2004 taste?
Aggregated from 73 community reviews.
Dark, woody, licorice-heavy cask-strength Demerara Most find it intense, complex and genuinely satisfying once it breathes — but it splits on the alcohol and bitterness, with some calling the heat overpowering and the finish too bitter.
Fans of dark, woody, bitter-edged Demerara at cask strength
Anyone wanting an easy, mellow sipper or sensitive to alcohol heat
How is Diamond RA Guyana Rum VSG 2004 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 73 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 73 ratings
Review by Morgan Garet
Magnifique nez sur un beau boisé, beaucoup d'agrumes, du sucre brun, du cirage avec en fond une belle note caramelisée. On reste sur le même niveau en bouche avec en avant les agrumes, le caramel et le bois precieux. Les 58% sont très bien intégrés. 😋
Review by Jonas Köhler
Relatively spicy due to high alcohol content. Very round, few stand out flavors
Review by Thunderbird
In the nose quite restrained, slightly dried fruit, mild and pleasant!On the palate first slightly acidic , blackberry, then an interplay to the woody roasted and spicy! At the end slightly bitter.In the finish the woody predominates, somewhat astringent and bitter! A very nice round and complex rum
Review by Djehey
Manque de fraîcheur surtout en bouche. Amertume un peu trop prononcée. Alcool bien intégré. Après avoir terminé la bouteille, je confirme un ressenti mitigé. Ce rhum est bon mais la forte amertume qui devient plus prononcé avec l'aération, le rend trop sombre...
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Pflaume und Zitrusfrüchte. Sehr gelungen. Absolut zu empfehlen
Review by Jakob
Unfortunately, I'm not completely convinced because there's a little too much alcohol on the palate. Solid Demerara, but the alcohol note does not allow a higher rating in my opinion.
Review by Christoph
Delicious citrus meets wood, licorice and some leather. A bit bitter on the finish. The alcohol is almost perfectly integrated. Very good VSG.
Review by Alex1981
Rough Guyana with heavy spice/alcoholic notes. Fairly imbalanced and fails to convince. Even after some time the heat doesn’t settle and overpowers the rest, no chance to enjoy the slight dark fruityness in the background.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Online tasting at Rum Depot:Great Guyana rum, which was perhaps a little too little to the fore next to the Rockley. Intense, delicious and spicy (prunes or plums wrapped in bacon). A wonderful mouthfeel, great creamy and filling.
Review by Mathieu C.
Aged 16 years.....Very dark colorFirst nose rich and heavy with fruits and pastries then spices but quickly degrades with aerationMouth fat, very roasted, bitter, and borderline "dirty", alcohol wise for almost 60%--> I have not tasted much Demerara, Versailles especially.Not completely packed even if atypical and interesting to see something else
Review by Speedflo
Schöner dunkler Guyana Diamond Rum von Rum Artesanal. In der Nase sehr aromatisch und vielschichtig sodass es sich erahnen lässt wie schwer der Rum dann auch im Mund ist. Nach dem ersten Schluck gibt es eine kleine Geschmacksexplosion mit ganz vielen Guyana Facetten, gefällt mir sehr gut.
Review by tojo
Beautiful Guyana rum in which I perceive mainly red fruits in taste.
Review by Basti
An der Nase Malz, Karamell, Tabak, Leder, Lakritze, Holz, etwas Bleistiftspähne und Pflaume. Am Gaumen ebenfalls schwer und würzig. Gut integrierter Alkohol und zum Releasezeitpunkt sicherlich ein Rum mit top PLV.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Rusted along with the 2006 SBS, the first 2004 RA, and the second 1994 RA - the latter is a bit out of line. If the 2006 is a REV, then so are the 2004 MDXC. There are differences, but are as great between the 2004 bottlings as compared to the 2006.This 16yo 2004 lacks that intense herbal note compared to the 12yo bottling - menthol and eucalypthos barely appear, but dried fruit and plenty of spice with prominent licorice and burnt caramel.The 16yo is much more harmonious than the younger one and also brings a bit more depth. I like it well - a pity that I have not bought a bottle, compared to the 12yo he was almost 100% geteurer, but the 2006 puts another 30% on top 🤷♂️.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
very unusual
Review by Frank
It needs time in the glass. Then it has an intense, woody-spicy nose. Intense blood orange, sulfured apricot, almost plum, dark fruit. Overall dark, caramel, oak with vanilla, cocoa powder, old cola. Also very powerful on the palate, bitter-salty and dry, seems very dark here as well. A bit earthy, almost peaty. Tart oak and then licorice. There is still a slight acidity, as if from black currant.Interesting, but not an easy sipper....
Review by Christoph H.
Personally, I'm a big fan of the Diamond Black's from TRC, so a comparison is very obvious. But as already the 12s from the year 17, I feel this one as much less round and more "special". Especially in the nose, the spicy and woodiness jumps at you literally. This is somehow horny, but also very demanding. Also in the mouth, the spice and woodiness is still very present, but is much more harmonious here. In the end, though, you just have to say that it's already damn tasty. On the palate, he makes a lot of fun and with the competition he can really keep up well
Review by Christina L.
#keinprofi Dieser Rum gefällt mir sehr gut. Seine Aromatik ist, so basal wie die angegebenen Geschmäcker auch sein mögen, sehr komplex. Jeder Schluck bringt neue Nuancen hervor, was diese Spirituose zu einem angenehm langen Trinkvergnügen macht. Die Alkoholstärke ist sauber eingebunden und unterstreicht den vollen Körper des Rums gut.
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Details about Diamond RA Guyana Rum VSG 2004
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 58,2%.
Community purchases
85 bottles logged by 58 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
30% opened, 14 emptied and repurchased.
What does Diamond RA Guyana Rum VSG 2004 cost?
Community paid €76–€140.
Current best price: €239.90 – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
85 purchased · 76 tasted · 8 wishlist · as of
About the Diamond distillery
The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 5,257 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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