Rum Nation Diamond Small Batch Rare Rums SV 2005
For experienced palates who enjoy whisky crossovers, this 59% Diamond from Rum Nation leans heavily on smoky, peated notes over dark chocolate, burnt sugar and dried fruits. Best as a slow, contemplative sipper, sometimes paired with a cigar. The RumX crowd finds it intense, dry and very whisky‑like, with great empty-glass aromas and a long, powerful finish, though the smoke can easily dominate for some drinkers.
- Intense peat smoke
- Dark chocolate notes
- Long dry finish
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Smoky whisky‑lover’s Diamond at 59% For experienced palates who enjoy whisky crossovers, this 59% Diamond from Rum Nation leans heavily on smoky, peated notes over dark chocolate, burnt sugar and dried fruits. Best as a slow, contemplative sipper, sometimes paired with a cigar. The RumX crowd finds it intense, dry and very whisky‑like, with great empty-glass aromas and a long, powerful finish, though the smoke can easily dominate for some drinkers.
Smoky whisky fans and peatheads wanting a rum that drinks like an Islay‑finished Diamond, with dry chocolate, charred wood and dried fruits at a serious 59% ABV.
Beginners, sweet‑rum drinkers, and anyone who dislikes peaty whisky or finds heavy smoke and high ABV overwhelming.
How is Rum Nation Diamond Small Batch Rare Rums SV 2005 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 83% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 8% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, the opening impression is smoky, woody, fruity with dried fruits and citrus, very whisky like, with tobacco and leather, a bit peated. On aeration, spices arise, a molasses is dark with licorice, herbaceous, the wood charred with caramelized burnt sugar, nuts, fruit cake, toffee and coffee. New wave of fruits is out with dates, prunes and raisins. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is smoky, peated, the reason is peated whisky finish, the wood is charred with caramel, chocolate, nuts, later nougat, leather, spicy with nutmeg, a bit salty, as we taste candied salted caramel. The fruits are dried with prunes, dates and raisins.After resting the rum, we taste citrus, some bacon, the molasses is dark with licorice, black tea, tobacco. 8,5:The finish is long, dry, still smoky, peated, the burnt sugar is caramelized, from charred wood, there is some chocolate, coffee, the fruits still dried, some tar/rubber are here. Edit:21.4.25 😋
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
bhoar ey... so if you're into really smoky whiskies then this is already a really good transfer to rum but in my case just not. I've had hope on the nose but in the taste this is just pure islay/Speyside... clear the rum supports with sweetness and makes it quaffable but these peat notes go me just not pure sorry. for me no longer as rum drinkable and perceptible ... too bad, the base rum would have delivered well!
Review by DomM
Whiskey notes are very present. Nevertheless a nice one and a nice experiment imho.
Review by Timo Groeger
Also schwer zu beschreiben dieses Teil. Überwiegend rauchig, würzig und holzig in der Nase. Verfliegt aber dann am Gaumen. Whisky ist jedenfalls erkennbar, sehr rauchig, Tabak und diverse Gewürze sind jedenfalls erkennbar.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a tasting set from 2022 where we had a lot of fun around the table. The most amazing thing about this rum is the peat notes in there. Lightly fruity and nice smoky wood with good ABV integration. The empty glass is amazing and has some chocolate.
Review by primus
Sehr sehr stark Whisky geprägt. Ist schon aufdringlich, kein daily Sipper. Trotzdem für den passenden Anlass ein perfekter Rum: Der Zigarrenfreund freut sich nämlich und raucht dazu eine Balmoral XO, die beiden zusammen ergeben ein super Team
Review by Roman Lelek
The nose - quite strong woody and spicy mix..some tones of fruits an raisins…not bad… The color- i like dark colors of rum - that’s the work of sherry - so dark brown and red..maybe like mahagon..but the dark one. The taste is interesting - i like whiskey and smoked ones too, so I am ok with that fact that it tastes like you mixed rum with whiskey….some tones are from rum - fruity and sweet tones,and it’s covered with smoked leather tones. You can also can find oak/wooden/barell taste. Some sips are quite strong, harsh, alcoholic, but after while it’s better and more smoked tones appears.
Review by Johannes
Wieder mal wegen des Whisky Finishes eigentlich nicht mein Fall. Allerdings ist dieser mit dem Diamond doch recht stimmig. Kann man tatsächlich gut trinken.
Review by Stijn Zino
Buds and Barrels 16/02/2025 Nice herbal rum with coffee notes. Not that complex though but still bang for buck.
Review by Jonas Kofod
This rum is heavy on the smoky and whisky notes. For to much for me. Diamond does Better on its own.
Review by AlexFree
90 Opening of the evening it takes time to breathe
Review by Gregor
Unfortunately, much too peaty. The whisky finish has not done him any good and has become much too intense
Review by Filip Šikula
Degustační kalendář Pavla Špačka. Brutálně nakouřenej vzorek, kde kouř přebíjí vše ostatní. Na mě je to nakouřené hodně, ale kdo má rád nejistotu, zda pije rum nebo whisky bude asi spokojenej. Spíše sladší profil.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Too much whisk(e)y in the profile for me. Not bad, but not my thing.
Review by Awik
Very Smokey
Community purchases
36 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 5 members.
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The Diamond distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Diamond have been reviewed 5,053 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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